Medical Assistant

Location 1747 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 210,Murfreesboro, TN, 37129,United States Employee Type Full Time Hourly Required Degree High school Manage Others No Description Middle Tennessee Urology Specialists has an immediate need for a full-time Medical Assistant to join their clinical care team! Requirements Performs selected nursing and administrative duties within the scope of practice. May escort patient to/from lobby, sub-waiting, hall/bench-waiting, CT/X-ray waiting. Assess every patient. Interview and document accurate information on all appropriate forms and in EMR on new and return patients as per protocol. Take vital signs, obtain current medication(s) and allergies, and prepare patient for physical exam and/or treatment and document on urine sheet and in EMR as per protocol. Obtain and prepare urine sample as per protocol and other urine tests as ordered per the physician. Order labs in EMR, as per physician’s orders; record documentation per protocol in patient’s chart/EMR. Maintain Tests Log Book and follow-up on all provider-ordered tests as per protocol. Provide all necessary information to scheduler, including Treatment Planners, Diagnostic Imaging Screening and Order Form, Contact Forms, etc., as per protocol. Review chart for completeness before exam and post-exam. This includes Encounter Form, Treatment Planner, instructions sheets for procedure scheduling, ABN forms, etc. Provide patient education for all services provided, including medications and procedures. Distribute all appropriate literature and document in EMR. Administer injections and apply dressings as directed per physician; record documentation per protocol in patient’s chart/EMR. Provide catheterization, bladder scan, treatments including bladder instillations, and other tasks as directed per physician; record documentation per protocol in patient’s chart/EMR. Prepare and phone/fax in prescriptions as directed per physician; record documentation per protocol in patient’s chart/EMR. Prepare and assist physician during exam and/or procedure room as per protocol. Maintain and manage clinic controlled substances, stock medication, and sample medication as needed as per protocol Clean and sterilize equipment and instruments per protocol. Complete all patient phone calls, assist phone triage nurse as needed, and document as per protocol. Assist schedulers as needed. Assist in No Show process as per protocol. Assist co-workers as needed to provide highest quality of patient care. Work is not done until everyone’s work is done. Maintain positive work relationship with entire health-care team and outside vendors. Communicate well with patient, including patient education; treat patient as #1 priority. Order and maintain clinical space. Order clinical and office supplies and equipment as per protocol. Maintain patient files, records, and other information; follow HIPAA guidelines. Attend required in-services and meetings, participate in professional development activities, read and sign-off on all mandatory reading material; maintain professional affiliation(s). Complete QA and proficiency testing as required. Perform related work as required. Abide by company’s policies and procedures and Standards of Excellence. Assists in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management #J-18808-Ljbffr Middle-Tennessee-Urology-Specialists