Medical Assistant

Job Category: Patient Services

Full-Time

Location: Albertville, AL 35951, USA

Primary Responsibilities/Requirements:

• Bring patients back to exam rooms and triage patients
• Locate any necessary imaging, test results or reports for upcoming appointments
• Prepare exam rooms, restock supplies for clinic, power up computers, etc.
• Prepare for clinic by printing out patient information as requested by physician
• Assist other team members as needed
• Assist with phone messages
• MRI/CT scheduling/precerting
• Prepare for clinics by printing out progress notes and test results
• Obtain physician signature on miscellaneous forms
• Travel locally to satellite offices as schedule requires
• Assist with in-office procedures
• Provide coverage for other clinical teams as needed
• Friendly and professional patient communication when answering and returning patient phone calls, providing various forms of patient education and handouts, escorting patients to and from exam rooms, appointment/surgery reminder calls, responding to and chart patient messages and communicating test results to patients with direction from physician

Must also possess:

• Clinical experience in healthcare or orthopedics a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, TOC physicians and staff
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask and meet deadlines
• Outstanding organizational, verbal and writing skills
• Independent, self-starting and highly motivated
• Strong patient care and interpersonal skills
• Proven positive, "teamwork" attitude and work history

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to use arms, hands, and fingers skillfully
• Frequent moving, pushing, pulling of heavy patients and/or equipment
• Constant standing and walking for long periods of time
• Must be agile and able to work efficiently in space limited areas
• Consistently work at a productive pace
• Must readily adapt to frequent treatment schedule changes

Preferred: Certified Medical Assist.

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