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Heart and Vascular Medical Center
Medical Receptionist/Medical Assistant
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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.
$40,966 / year median in West Virginia
+19% projected growth
Job Description
HVMC is looking for Part-Time / Full-Time Medical Assistant & Medical Receptionist To Join their team.
Responsibilities:
- Greeting patients professionally both in person and on the phone.
- Quickly answering or properly referring questions and issues.
- Optimizing provider schedules and patient satisfaction with efficient scheduling.
- Taking Medical Histories.
- Taking electrocardiograms.
- Transmitting prescriptions refills.
- Instructing patient about the medications.
- Comforting patients by anticipating anxieties and effectively answering questions.
- Ensuring availability of treatment information by retrieving and updating patient records.
- Maintaining office inventory and equipment by anticipating supply needs.
- Communication skills to converse clearly over the telephone and in person.
- Organization and time management to manage a variety of tasks effectively.
- Attention to detail to schedule patients correctly and communicate scheduling with providers
- Technological skills, such as using word processing and spreadsheet programs to track data