Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Our client, a healthcare company, is looking for a Medical Assistant for their Juneau, AK location.

Responsibilities:

• Promotion between job levels is based on performance, skill acquisition, required certifications, and the demonstrated ability to successfully handle duties requiring progressively more responsibility.
• Key essential functions and accountabilities of the job (as skills acquire) Optometry Assistant
• Room and screen patients for the providers, perform optical and point of care lab testing.
• Accurately document in a timely manner.
• Assist patients with optical orders: optical benefits verification, frame selection, measurements, order entry, payment collection, order verification, dispensing (glasses and contacts) in-person or by mail, adjustments, repairs, and warranty replacements.
• Assist with inventory management: ordering, cleaning, returns and frame placement.
• Assist with approval and reconciliation of invoices for timely payment. Imaging
• Acquires ocular imaging: photos, ocular coherence tomography, visual fields, topography.
• Enters images into medical record for provider review.
• Administrative support
• Assist with triage, tracking and scheduling of referred, recalled or diabetic patients.
• Assist with phones, directing/answering patient questions and paperwork.
• Work with Referral Care Coordinators, providers and/or clinics to facilitate patient referrals.
• Order and maintain office and medical supplies.
• Other functions
• Always maintain patient confidentiality.
• Work collaboratively to meet the needs of the patients and organizational goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:
• High School Diploma or GED
• BLS
• Experience Required:
• One year of medical assistant experience.
• Minimum Years of Experience: 1
• General Certifications:
• BLS/BCLS
• Nursing Certifications:
• CMA
• CCMA

Why Should You Apply?

• Health benefits
• Referral program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities