Medical Assistant (2692)

Medical AssistantUS Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant to join our team at Memorial Katy Cardiology in Katy, TX.Responsibilities:Review charts and the daily schedule the day before. Populate health/surgical history, etc.Verifies and inputs patient medications into EMR. Making changes and additions as needed to the medication list.Check if EKGs are neededSchedule testing appointments and explain the scheduled testing to the patient · Scan and fax necessary documentsCheck voicemail (individual assigned each day) and call patients back within 48 hoursCheck eScribe box daily and refill prescriptions (MA assigned to a provider)Use Telephone Encounters on eClinical Works.Holter monitor hook-ups and removals, event recorders and Loop recorders. (Proficiency Required)Perform stress tests as needed and assist in test interpretation. Assist physicians with patient exams as needed.Receive and return phone calls from patients and other external sources. Receives and returns portal messages in the EMR.Room patients in a timely mannerResponsible for performing EKG, rhythm strip, and signal average EKG hook-ups and printouts (proficiency required).Add EKG order with diagnosis code to progress note.Takes vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.)Clean rooms and restock at the end of the dayMonitor pharmacy samples, removing them from stock as expired.Handle pharmacy calls and enter diagnosis codesAccess Cover My MedsMay also be responsible for insurance precertification, prior authorization, procedure/surgery scheduling and coordinating transfers and admissions.Additional duties as assigned based on practice needsRequirements:High school diploma or Texas accredited GED1 year of Medical Assistant experience, or recent graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant training program with completion of program externship.Current CPR and Medical Assistant certification or obtain within 90 days of hire date.Current BCLS certification.Must have experience in administration of EKGs.Cardiology practice experience preferred but not required.Fluently speaks, reads, and writes English.Move locations as needed