Medical Assistant II - Employee Health Clinic - Texas Children's Medical Center - Houston, Texas, United States

Description

We are searching for a Medical Assistant II with our Employee Health Clinic - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide patient care and excellent customer service in a healthcare setting. You will also assist in the coordination of flow and provider schedules to effectively manage patient care.

“As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.”

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Qualifications

One of the following certifications are required:

• CCMA- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant certificate from the National Health career Association required


• CMA-AAM- Certified Medical Assistant from the American Association of Medical Assistants


• EMT Certified Emergency Medical Technologist from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• EMT-A Certified Advanced Emergency Medical Technologist from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• EMT-B Certified Emergency Medical Technologist-Basic from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• EMT-I Certified Emergency Medical Technologist-Intermediate from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• EMT-P Certified Emergency Medical Technologist-Paramedic from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• LIC PAR- License Paramedic from the Texas Department of State and Health Services required


• NCMA- National Medical Assistant Certification from the National Center for Competency Testing required


• NRCMA - Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant from the National Association of Health Professionals required


• RMA- Registered Medical Assistant from the American Association of Medical Personnel, American Allied Health, American Medical Technologists, or American Registry of Medical Assistants required


• 2 years of related experience required

Responsibilities

• Responds to customer questions with prompt information and/or services related to appointment status, wait time, or unanticipated problems


• Performs patient registration procedures per clinic process


• Utilizes the patient management system to mark the arrival of patients and opens accounts


• Changes status of all non-arrived patients daily to reflect canceled, no-show, or rescheduled status


• Prioritizes patients to be roomed based on appointment and arrival times and other clinic procedures


• Assists, as needed, licensed staff with the non-financial aspects of the inpatient admission process


• Assists with patient escorts and helps with paperwork as needed


• Assists in the collection and documentation of patient/family data which includes biophysical and psychosocial information according to clinic scope


• Reports abnormal or out of range data to RN or provider


• Ensures that requisitions have necessary clinical, demographic, billing, and payor information


• Monitors patient flow and fills in or assigns staff as necessary to avoid bottleneck and assure minimal patient wait time