Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Southwoods Health is hiring a Medical Assistant to work in our Physician Medicine and Rehab office in Boardman, Ohio. The Physician Support Specialist will work with his / her team and partners with the physician and / or other health care professionals to provide direction to comprehensive, quality patient care. Is trained and responsible for performing a wide range of skilled administrative and clinical duties.

Essential Duties :

• Create a welcoming, friendly, and professional environment for patients and visitors through exceptional customer service.
• Room patients in a timely manner utilizing two patient identifiers.
• Refill medication prescriptions under the direction of the provider and in accordance with company policies.
• Obtain and record vital signs, major complaint, medications and allergies in patient chart.
• Accurately carry out physician instructions and follow up as needed to ensure completion.
• Enter physician orders into the computer in a timely manner using appropriate delegate status.
• Schedule appointments, answer phones, filing, and maintain medical records.
• Schedule procedures to be performed in facilities that physician holds privileges .
• Schedule appointments and procedures according to nursing and anesthesia staff availability, patient needs, and physician's intervention block time.
• Follow procedures for notification of changes in the schedule.
• For return patients, make any necessary changes to demographic or insurance information in computer.
• Follow all federal, state, and regulatory guidelines to maintain compliance and confidentiality of patient information.
• Assist team in all applicable duties including working as an effective team member; promote quality customer service and facilities efficient practice operations.
• Ensure all processes at responsible physician practice maintains compliance with all regulatory agencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Full-time. Monday-Friday 7 : 30am-4 : 00pm.

At Southwoods, it's not just about the treatment, but how you're treated.

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