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Medical Assistant, East Dermatology, JMC

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois

#BLS #CPR #Phlebotomy #Patient Care #Patient Charting #Dermatology #Medical Assistant #Healthcare Administration #Prior Authorizations

Quick overview

The Medical Assistant is responsible for rooming patients, collecting assessment data, and assisting physicians with examinations and clinical procedures. Additionally, they handle administrative tasks such as prior authorizations for medications, scheduling appointments, and coordinating referrals.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited medical assistant program and obtain CPR or BLS certification within 90 days. Experience in a clinic setting and training in injections or phlebotomy are preferred.

professional certificatePhlebotomyInsurance CoordinationPatient RegistrationPrior AuthorizationsSpecimen CollectionClinical ProceduresPatient SchedulingPatient RoomingCPR/BLSMedical Triage

Job description

Immediate opening working 64 hours/pay period days, evenings and weekend completing prior authorizations for medications and minimal rooming of patients in Dermatology and other departments as assigned.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need.
Assists physicians in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures.
Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects.
Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel.
Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler.
Conducts reminder calls to all patients.
Greet and directs patients, salespeople, and visitors.
Registers patients by verifying that patient's record is up to date and accurate.
Makes appropriate changes in computer system and on patient's chart.
Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices.
Collects payment from patients and issues receipt.
Prepares and maintains patient charts.
Maintains and orders supplies.
May be required to work overtime during peak periods.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or graduate of a medical assistant program in a postsecondary school or college that has institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S.
Department of Education.
Experience in clinic setting preferred.
Injection, specimen collection and phlebotomy training preferred.
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES N/A LEVEL OF SUPERVISION Some independent judgment is required, but decisions are limited by standard practices or procedures.
SUPERVISES N/A At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better.
As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: #1 in the nation on AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50 One of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations.
As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more.
The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.

Medical Assistant, East Dermatology, JMC

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