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Medical Office Assistant III - Medicine

University of Maryland Emergency Medicine

#Data Entry #CPR Certification #Phlebotomy #Patient Care #Medical Terminology #Referrals #Injections #Medical Record #Accounting Principles #EPIC #Vitals #Front Desk Duties

Full Time On Site 5-10 yrs$39,500 - $59,300 / YEARPosted 5 months ago

Location

Baltimore, Maryland

Salary

$39,500 - $59,300 / YEAR

Quick overview

This role involves assisting physicians and nursing staff with patient care, including flow management, taking vitals, administering injections, and preparing rooms. Essential functions also include gathering patient history, performing routine office testing like phlebotomy, and assisting providers with procedures.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED preferred, completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program, and required Medical Assistant certification from recognized bodies. A minimum of five years of medical assisting experience, two years in a specialty, PC proficiency, and current CPR certification are mandatory.

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Job description

Assists physicians and nursing staff in the care of patients.
Performs various patient care activities, including assisting with patient flow, taking vitals, giving injections, and other needs as required.
Maintains nurses' stations, exam and procedure rooms.
Performs various front desk and clerical duties in a medical office including such functions as complete demographic and insurance registration, charge entry, scheduling patients and/or verifying insurance information.
Must be fully certified in patient registration.
Where the electronic system is in use, this position will utilize the system as documented in the department and/or FPI standard operating procedure and process; and other duties as assigned.

Essential functions
Gathers and documents brief history and chief complaint in the medical record.
Follows established guidelines to obtain necessary testing based on the chief complaint prior to the exam. Prepares patient for examination by the health care provider.
Performs routine office testing, including but not limited to; phlebotomy, sweat and hydration tests, urinalysis, vision testing, hearing screening, pulmonary function testing, temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
Assists provider with procedures and minor surgical procedures.
Obtains necessary blood and urine specimens.
Administers and documents injections and other medications given.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program from an accredited institution.
Medical Assistant certification (such as NAHP, NCCT, AAMA, NHA, AMT, etc.) is required.
Ability to perform all medical assisting responsibilities under state and faculty guidelines.
5 or more years medical assisting and medical office experience and 2 or more years of specialty experience.
General understanding and application of basic accounting principles.
PC proficiency.
Strong customer service skills.
Accurate data entry skills.
Current knowledge of payer requirements for referrals and pre-authorization.
Knowledge of GE, EPIC or similar computerized billing system.
Medical terminology preferred.
CPR certification is required.

Total Rewards The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position.
Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.
Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications.
University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement.
More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits [https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits].