About this position
Back-Office Medical Assistant Position
Busy Gilbert Urology Practice is looking for a motivated, professional and friendly nationally-certified Medical Assistant to deliver compassionate care to patients by assisting with clinical task’s, performing support services for clinical staff and providing direct interaction with patients and their caregivers.
Schedule: Full-time Monday through Friday schedule
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepares and sanitizes all exam rooms for the day as well as in between each patient
- Rooms patient’s; completes vital signs and applicable patient assessment items
- Calls patient’s with results as directed by the provider
- Sets up orders for phlebotomy and labs
- Handles physician requests and coordinates special testing
- Assist coworkers in any area to provide quality patient care
- Submit prior authorization for medication
- Prepare physician dictation and send to referring providers
- Assist in office procedures and surgery
- Catheter changes
- Suture and staple removal
- Perform urinalysis
- Prepare and send urine and pathology labs
- Administer injections and bladder instillation
- Clean and sterilize instruments
- Maintains a professional, team oriented, positive attitude
- Must be able to type and do work in an EMR system
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner
- Performs other duties as requested by supervisor, administrator or physicians
Education, Experience & Skills:
- National MA certification is strongly preferred (will be required within 90 days of hire)
- Graduation from a medical assistant program
- 1-2 years’ experience as a medical assistant preferred but not required
- Knowledge of HIPPA rules & Regulations
- Knowledge of diagnostic testing and urological procedures preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, HCPS coding
- Knowledge of basic mathematics
- Proficiency with use of the internet
- Ability to use office equipment, computers
We offer competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package including health/dental/vision and life insurance, 401K and a caring work environment.