Hartford Hospital·Hartford, Connecticut
The Medical Assistant provides multi-skilled patient care including rooming, obtaining vitals, and assisting with gynecologic exams and minor surgeries. They also handle administrative tasks such as scheduling, phone management, and obtaining insurance authorizations.
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Job Summary:
Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or Physician, the Medical Assistant performs delegated functions as a member of the patient care team to provide a variety of multi-skilled services.
These activities contribute to meeting the health care, safety and comfort needs of patients, and are performed in accordance with all existing regulatory, state and company standards, policies and procedures.
The Medical Assistant will be primarily responsible for the rooming of patients, obtaining vital signs, assisting the physician or Nurse Practitioner in performing gynecologic examinations, minor surgical procedures, phlebotomy, obtaining pre-certification and pre-authorizations for surgeries and specialized testing.
The Medical Assistant will be responsible to cover the front administrative office when needed and will be required to answer phones, schedule appointments, sign in and discharge patients, copying and faxing as necessary.
Reports to the assigned supervisor.
A diploma from an accredited Medical Assistant program is required, though one year of direct patient care experience may be considered in lieu of education. Proficiency in Epic EMR and BLS certification are preferred or required within 90 days of hire.
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