BHS
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
The Administrative Medical Assistant manages the coordination and flow of patients throughout their visit, proactively reviewing schedules and patient records to ensure all necessary information is available. Duties include capturing vital signs, medical history, and assisting providers with clinical tasks like medication refills, tests, and procedures.
A minimum requirement is a High School Diploma or GED plus basic computer skills for handling confidential data, along with either prior direct patient care experience (CNA, EMT, Phlebotomist, Athletic Trainer) or completion of an MA education program. Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Manages the coordination and flow of patients throughout the patients visit to create an exceptional patient experience. Proactively check the provider’s schedule and review information within the patient record to ensure that all required information is available prior to their visit. Proactively obtains any missing information from the patient to ensure that medical records are accurate and up to date, which helps to ensure better care is being provided. Upon arrival, captures patient’s vital signs, past medical, social and family history, medication usage and preferred pharmacy information. Ensures compliance with all state and federal regulatory requirements including HIPAA/OSHA compliance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities based on Training and Certification Scope: Able to respond to patient call backs and phone in prescription refill requests. Able to administer medication and injections, as directed by Physician/Provider Able to perform phlebotomy on patients, as directed by the Physician/ Provider Able to perform EKG’s, PFT’s spirometry, nebulizer treatments and ear irrigations, and other procedures, as required by the practice and directed by the Physician/Provider Able to perform in-office lab testing such as glucose testing, strep screens, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and HgA1c as directed by the physician/provider. Able to perform sterilization on instruments used for minor procedures/surgeries according to the CDC recommended guidelines. Maintains all certifications/licensures as required by the scope of the role being performed. Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or General Education Equivalency plus: Basic computer skills, specifically with navigating within databases containing highly confidential information, plus. Basic Life Support and other advanced training as appropriate to be received within 90 days, plus one of the following. Prior working experience as a C.N.A, EMT, Phlebotomist, Athletic Trainer or other healthcare discipline that provides direct patient care. Or a Certified MA from the National Health Career Association (NHA). Or completed any MA education program but has not received certification as of yet. Upon hire these disciplines will be assessed for clinical competency and be required to successfully complete an MA orientation | externship as well as complete any additional training as required by the Provider. Medical Assistant, Clinic, Administrator Assistant, Scheduler, Coordinator, Billing, MA Admin, Practice, CNA, EMT, Phlebotomist, AT, Athletic Trainer, Healthcare, NHA, Medical Administrator, CMA, Certified Medical Assistant, Office Administrator, Patient Access, Clinical, Full Time, Benefits Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. 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