Medical Assistant (2354)

Medical Assistant

BHC - Vein Center - Birmingham, AL 35235

Overview

Position Type: Full Time Job Shift: Day Education Level: High School Diploma/GED Travel Percentage: Up to 10% Category: Other Positions

Description

US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant to join our team at Birmingham Heart Clinic located in Birmingham, AL to assist Provider(s) in daily operations of his/her clinic and patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and organize all charts for the physicians' clinic schedule
• Manage clinic operations, including taking vital signs, rooming patients, starting progress notes.
• Schedule all follow-up appointments and send tasks for vein center appointments; manage clinic referrals.
• Address patient issues related to pain and complications, discussing orders and care with physicians as needed.
• Record and file all clinic data.
• Ensure that all procedure packets are distributed when procedures are ordered in the clinic.
• Assist in vein procedures by scrubbing in.
• Prepare patients before procedures by rooming them, ensuring they change and sign all necessary paperwork, checking vital signs, and confirming that all consents are signed and accurate.
• Conduct post-operative calls to patients after procedures to check on their recovery and document their status.
• Schedule vein procedures as required.
• Schedule all post-operative appointments for procedures with patient
• Collaborate with the pre-authorization team for diagnostic tests and procedures

Requirements:

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program
• Previous experience in Cardiology Preferred
• Experience with EKGs is required
• Minimum of 2 years of medical assistant experience is required

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