Medical Assistant - Specialist, Cardiology

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Requirements

• Measures and records patient vital signs; records patient interview and medical history.
• Collaborates with care team to ensure specialist related medical records and consult notes are obtained.
• Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests; assists physician with exams; explains treatment procedures and physicians' instructions to patient.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms and ensures their comfort and well-being prior to leaving.
• Observes patients and reports any changes in patient conditions to the Specialist, PCP, Clinician, and/or other clinical personnel.
• Perform non-critical medical and therapeutic procedures based on medical instructions. Collects phlebotomy and other lab specimens; performs basic waived lab tests.
• Prepares and administers medications; changes dressings, applies bandages, removes sutures and other first aid procedures; uses CPR skills when necessary, all under physician supervision.
• Upon physician approval and authorization, calls in prescriptions to the pharmacy. Uses communication skills with appropriate medical terminology; and follows appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct; authorized individuals will use the ChenMed Rx system to support physician medication dispensing.
• Provides health coaching to a defined group of patients to support healthy lifestyle choices. Follows up with coached patients via weekly calls.
• Catalogs and communicates patient needs to the Specialist, PCP, Clinician, and/or other clinical personnel.
• Maintains supplies, equipment, stocks and sterilizes instruments; practices OSHA safety standards; performs accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.
• In partnership with care facilitator team, greets patients and schedules appointments upon check-out.
• Serves as the gatekeeper for Specialist schedules including, but not limited to ensuring all patients have follow up appointments with PCP and Specialist.
• Works in conjunction with Care Facilitators to ensure all appointments for the following day are confirmed and all missed appointments are rescheduled appropriately.
• Works in conjunction with Care Coordinators to ensure Specialist orders are completed and patients scheduled accordingly.
• Presents patients with customer service survey during check out and escalates if needed for immediate service recovery.
• Processes patient phone messages, returning calls and routing them to other team members as appropriate; calls patients to obtain and relay pertinent information for the physician.
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance