Medical Assistant

The role

Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks that support patient care and keep the office running. The work includes registering and scheduling patients, taking vital signs, and assisting providers during exams.

What you will do

• Register and schedule patients and print documents, including the provider's daily schedule.
• Keep medical and office supplies stocked in the office and exam rooms.
• Process orders for clinical supplies according to practice standards.
• Complete lab requests, referral and health forms, and maintain logs as required by regulations.
• Administer injections, EKGs and spirometry, perform phlebotomy, and render therapeutic treatments as instructed by the physician.
• Determine patient eligibility for programs such as Medicaid EVS and identify when a referral or preauthorization is needed.
• Answer and screen office calls and greet patients professionally and on time.
• Accurately enter data into the electronic health record and record patient vital signs.
• Interview, triage and prepare patients, and assist providers during medical examinations.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One year of clerical or billing experience in a medical office setting.
• Experience operating multi-line phone systems, fax machines, photocopiers, PCs, credit card machines, glucometers, EKG machines and other medical equipment.
• Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens is reasonably expected in this role.
• Physical demands are heavy.

Nice to have

• CMA, RMA or AAMA certification through an approved or accredited organization.
• Certification in Medical Interpretation, if serving as a bilingual or multilingual interpreter.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Retirement Plan with employer contribution (employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year).
• Paid Time Off.
• Tuition Assistance Benefits.
• Employee Referral Bonus Program.
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees.
• Wellness Programs.
• Employee Assistance Programs and more.

Before you apply

• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Candidates may opt in to receive recruiter text messages during the application; standard text messaging rates may apply.

About the company

Luminis Health is the employer for this Medical Assistant role. The posting describes its benefits and its text-based recruiting process.