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Norton Healthcare
Medical Assistant, Norton Community Medical Associates - Carrollton, Days
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Medical Assistant assists physicians and other medical specialists with routine administrative or clinical tasks. Organizes patient records, schedules appointments, and prepares medical equipment. May specialize in administrative or clinical work, or specialize in a particular area of medicine, i.e. assisting in the office of an ophthalmologist (eye specialist). Works in medical offices.
$39,534 / year median in Kentucky
+12% projected growth
Job Description
Responsibilities Discover a medical assisting career designed with you in mind. At Norton Healthcare, you ll find an organization that values and supports your well-being while offering competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, tuition assistance and hiring programs. Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical duties under the direct supervision of a medical provider - physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner - in the medical office setting. The Medical Assistant works closely with the physician in the practice/center clinical setting, assists with direct patient care, and serves as the clinical liaison between physician and patient and between physician and the office staff. The incumbent is responsible for promoting communication among all care providers, patients, and office staff regarding the care plan for the patient as defined by the attending physician. This individual attends to patients utilizing the age-appropriate principles of growth and development for patients of all ages according to the practice specialty.
Clinical Functions:
Administrative Functions:
- Taking patients to rooms
- Greeting patients
- Obtaining vital signs
- Scheduling appointments
- Assisting with medical procedures
- Answering phones
- Performing phlebotomy
- Clerical & computer work
- Obtaining lab specimens
- Prior authorizations
- Adhering to safety and infection guidelines
- Billing and coding
- Maintaining electronic medical records (EMR)
- Faxing
- Calculating & administering medications & vaccinations
- Disability & Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork No experience?