Medical Assistant PACU

Medical Assistant PACU

Gilbert, Arizona OrthoArizona Surgery Center Gilbert Category Clinical

OrthoArizona Surgery Center in Gilbert is hiring a Medical Assistant Full Time. OrthoArizona Surgery Center in Gilbert is a fast paced ASC environment committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.

Shift: M-F 0730AM-4PM

Job Summary: OrthoArizona Surgery Center is seeking a medical assistant to join our amazing staff. MA will help assist in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a RN. Interview patients, measure vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height) and record information on patients' charts. Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients. Assist patient through pre-op care including prepping, dressing removal, and cast removal. Assist RN in PACU and pain area as required. May also provide support in business office functions, as well as OR and Stocking of supplies as needed.

Medical Assistant Job Responsibilities:

• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary.
• Assist colleagues in time-efficiency by helping with office procedures.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions about surgery.
• Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

What We Offer

As a valued member of USPI, your health and well?being are important to us. We are proud to provide you and your dependents with valuable and significant benefits. USPI knows the value of well-rounded, balanced employees, which is why we offer a variety of additional benefits to help manage life's daily stresses. USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Required Skills:

• HS Diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) or related certification
• 2+ years in a medical office
• Previous experience in ASC setting