Medical Assistant (MA)

Job Description

Job Description

Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team with a premier cardiac specialty physician practice! If you are seeking to become a vital teammate of a growing, innovative, collaborative physician practice HDHV's culture and vision will be the perfect destination. We are seeking a compassionate Medical Assistant to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will be a team player, detail oriented, responsible for front desk administrative and clinical tasks to ensure efficient operation in a private medical specialty practice. Candidate must be tech savvy as we use multiple platforms for communication.

When you work with High Desert Heart and Vascular, you will enjoy a dedicated and experienced staff, competitive wages, excellent benefits and the following rewards and incentives:

• No Nights, weekends or holidays!
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability

High Desert Heart and Vascular is an independently owned and operated, private cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team in our outpatient cardiology setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the clinical and office staff by performing clinical administrative tasks such as phone screening, appointment confirmation calls, orders management, data entry into the EMR, etc.
• Create and/or update patient demographic and clinical information in the EMR as needed.
• Responsible for taking patients from waiting room, performing vitals and preparing them for provider visits into EMR as well as updating medical history as part of intake process.
• Assists the provider's and/or clinicians with patients in the office and is to include but not limited to the following tasks:
• Clinical Chart Preparation
• Gather appropriate documents and signatures necessary to assist the clinician in making treatment decision.
• Provides patient education and assists patients with clinical questions as needed and appropriate
• Notifies patients of test results per protocol as needed.
• Provides professional and efficient telephone services to patients and High Desert Heart staff and transfers/handles calls as appropriate.
• Provides a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Works as a resuscitative team member in emergency situations within their level of expertise and training.
• The medical assistant is responsible for knowing the location of the medical supplies and medication on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment within their scope.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Medical Assistant Certification Preferred
• High School Diploma, or equivalent
• Previous experience working in a medical office with both administrative and clinical experience preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Prior experience with the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Cardiology

Schedule:

• 5x8
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Medical Assistant: 1 year (Required)
• EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Meridian, ID 83642 (Required)

Work Location: In person