Medical Assistant

Job Responsibilities:

• Organizing and managing patients’ health information data
• Ensuring all medical records are accurate, complete, and up-to-date
• Using classification systems to categorize patient data for records archiving purposes
• Preparing paper records for long-term storage with the ability to retrieve the records
• Maintaining confidentiality of patient records as per legal and ethical requirements
• Understand Chain-of-Custody shipping processes for medical records
• Assisting healthcare professionals to access patient files and records
• Using software to maintain digital records and to perform database management
• Responding to requests for patient information from authorized individuals
• Processing stored x-ray film and other types of records
• Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping patient information confidential
• Schedule physical exams by making arrangements with patients and preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms
• Maintain safe, secure and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
• Enhance practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Maintain employee confidence and protect operations by keeping patient care information confidential

Skills:

• Patients data.
• Medical records.

Education/Experience:

• Requires a high school diploma and medical assistant certificate
• 0-2 years of experience in a related field