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Medical Assistant - Back Office
Fertility and surgical clinic in Thousand Oaks is looking for a medical assistant to join their team! MA diploma is required. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and gain extensive back office experience! ENTRY-LEVEL CANDIDATES ARE WELCOME TO APPLY!
What's in it for you?
- Join an amazing close-knit team at a federally qualified health center.
- Open to working with entry-level candidates to help train in the medical field.
- They promote from within, so ton of opportunity for growth.
- They will give an increase in pay after their promotion period.
Required
- MA Diploma
- BLS Certification
Job Description
- As part of the care team the Medical Assistant coordinates patient care and flow.
- Escorts patient to exam room, obtains brief history and vital signs and enters data into Electronic Health Record system (EHR). Updates records in EHR for provider’s review.
- Assists providers with procedures including preparing patients for exam, as appropriate.
- Performs requested patient specific tasks for providers after the patient has been seen.
- Works with diabetic patients and patients with other chronic conditions to improve self-management skills.
- Provides education to patients on diabetes, asthma and other chronic conditions, as directed by provider.
- Verifies that all standing orders are completed.
- Completes all appropriate consent forms, and provides patient education/patient plans and referral materials as appropriate, to all patients during clinic visits.
- Cleans and stocks exam rooms before clinic, after each patient and at the end of each clinic session.
- Assists the Patient Access Navigator staff with check in and check out duties, answering incoming calls by third ring and with appointment scheduling following SBNC’s provider preferences.
- Supports the Call Center staff in appropriately scheduling same day appointments taking into consideration clinic flow and patient urgency for access to care.
- Assists with reviewing the next week’s schedule to ensure necessary supplies are in stock for procedures.
- Ensures that e-prescribing tasks and all assigned tasks in EHR are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Reviews EHR tasks at end of visit, assisting providers with any pending tasks in EHR.
- Maintains EHR records accurately following SBNC policies and procedures.
- Assists in laboratory staff as necessary.
- Enrolls patients in Patient Assistance Programs when they are self-pay or their insurance does not cover specific medications.
- Assists in obtaining prior authorizations for medications and durable medical supplies for patients with Medi-Cal, Medicare and other insurances.
- Receives and completes medical records requests according to the SBNC Policies and Procedures.
- Scans medical reports from outside providers into EHR for review and approval of SBNC referring provider.
- Keeps work area clean and orderly.
- Checks email upon arrival every morning and throughout the day to keep himself/herself informed of day to day functions and important communications with administration and clinic staff.
Work Environment
Working onsite at the clinic in a fast-paced environment, handling 20-40 patients daily depending on the site.
Job Type
- 6 month contract to hire.
Work Site
This is a fully on-site position in Thousand Oaks, California and Encino, California.
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