Medical Assistant MA

Requisition Number: 2252523
Job Category: Healthcare Delivery
Primary Location: Wabash, IN, US

Doctor consulting nurse at nurse station.

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Position Details:

Location: 276 Manchester Ave. Wabash, IN 46992

Schedule: Monday 7am-11am, Tuesday through Friday 7am-4:30pm / No evenings, weekends, or holidays!

Specialty: Family Practice

 The Medical assistant will need phlebotomy training or be willing to learn phlebotomy.

Primary Responsibilities:

    • Prepares patient and treatment rooms; sterilizes medical equipment
    • Rooms patients, obtains health history, and measures and documents vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, height, weight)
    • Documents patient care and medical history using NextGen electronic medical record (EMR) software
    • Assists physicians with minor, in-office procedures
    • Schedules appointments, completes prior authorizations, processes medication refills, handles referrals, answers calls and completes necessary paperwork
    • Performs CLIA waived testing
    • Administers injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests
    • Maintains all Practice Health and Safety Standards
    • Complies with Medical Assistant Certification Procedure by becoming certified (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) within 9 months of employment

    You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

    Required Qualifications:

      • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
      • Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate, or certification OR 4+ months of experience performing the critical skills of a Medical Assistant after on-the-job training
      • Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) or must be willing to attain that certification within 9 months of employment

      Preferred Qualifications:

      • CPR certification
      • Phlebotomy skills
      • Additional healthcare certifications including ARRT, CEHRS, CBCS, CMAA, CPT
      • Experience working as a Medical Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician
      • EMR/EHR experience
      • Experience with NextGen medical record software
      • Experience with medical front office and back office duties including vitals, phlebotomy, injections, casting/splinting, administering medications, referrals, prior authorizations, and insurance verifications

       

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      Additional Job Detail Information

      Requisition Number 2252523

      Business Segment Optum

      Employee Status Regular

      Job Level Individual Contributor

      Travel No

      Country: US

      Overtime Status Non-exempt

      Schedule Full-time

      Shift Day Job

      Telecommuter Position No

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