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Job description
Medical Assistant PositionOur partner in healthcare, Family Practice in Douglasville, is looking for a phenomenal medical assistant with several years experience. This position will be based in our Douglasville, GA office.As a Medical Assistant, you will assist the physician, nurse practitioner, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties and providing great customer service to all our patients.Clinical Duties:Verify patients' medical historiesMaintain a patient load of 30-35 patients a dayExplain treatment procedures to patientsEscort patients to exam rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient's chartPrepare treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist physician and nurse practitioner in exam roomsCollect and prepare laboratory specimensPerform basic laboratory testsDisinfect, clean treatment rooms following patient examinations; maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; comply with legal regulationsKeep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required; properly dispose of contaminated suppliesDraw blood, remove sutures, change dressingsSet-up EKG machines, administer injections and medications, and perform routine specimen collection and testsElectronically record patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical filesProcess referrals and fill out health forms for patientsPrepare patient charts that are scheduled for appointmentsSecure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; complete diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keep patient information confidentialEnsure patients are signed up for Chronic Care Management (CCM) as well as any other program the practice is offeringAdministrative Duties:Greet and welcome patientsUse computer applicationsAnswer phone calls, emails, patients' queries, and ensure quality customer serviceAssist patients with electronically signing in, uploading insurance data, identification cards, and verifying, updating patients' health data & informationAssist in processing faxes on the fax server in Athena Health and handling voicemailsSchedule appointmentsArrange for hospital admissions and laboratory servicesScan and fax documentsPerform other duties as assigned or requested
Worksite address
douglasville, GA, 30134, US
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