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Washington Medicine
Medical Assistant/Receptionist
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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.
$41,216 / year median in Virginia
+20% projected growth
Job Description
We are looking for Flexible energetic person, with a good attitude, who loves their job and is willing to jump in and get to know patients and be a part of a private internal medicine practice. Looking for support staff member who has worked in office/clinical setting or someone who can be quickly trained. Must be flexible with days, hours, location
- 16-32 hours per week per schedule.
Brief Description of Responsibility:
- Making appointment, patient communication, follow up on patients with phone/email.
- Appointment confirmation/insurance verification/eligibility, pre-authorizations, patient recalls.
- Check-in patients and intake, collect vitals.
- Basic organization skills, basic computer savvy, keyboarding, comfortable with scanner/fax/copier
- Basic Microsoft Word Knowledge.
- Maintain office forms and maintain inventory of lab/office supplies.
- Keeping lab, exam rooms, office in working order.
Medical Assistant Duties:
- Able to handle confidential information
- HIPAA Compliant
- Take patient vital signs
- EKG•Can train•Basic Swabs/Lab Specimen Preparation•Urinalysis, Urine Dipstick, Swabs, Rapid Strep Test, Pregnancy Test.
- Perform medical intakes
Other Job Duties:
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Strong computer skills
- work with EMR
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to multi-task in fact paced environment This Job Is Ideal for
Someone Who Is:
People-oriented- enjoys interacting with people and working with other healthcare professionals.
Pay:
$17.00- $19.