Medical Assistant (2692)

Medical Assistant

US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Assistant to join our team at Memorial Katy Cardiology in Katy, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Review charts and the daily schedule the day before. Populate health/surgical history, etc.
• Verifies and inputs patient medications into EMR. Making changes and additions as needed to the medication list.
• Check if EKGs are needed
• Schedule testing appointments and explain the scheduled testing to the patient · Scan and fax necessary documents
• Check voicemail (individual assigned each day) and call patients back within 48 hours
• Check eScribe box daily and refill prescriptions (MA assigned to a provider)
• Use Telephone Encounters on eClinical Works.
• Holter monitor hook-ups and removals, event recorders and Loop recorders. (Proficiency Required)
• Perform stress tests as needed and assist in test interpretation. Assist physicians with patient exams as needed.
• Receive and return phone calls from patients and other external sources. Receives and returns portal messages in the EMR.
• Room patients in a timely manner
• Responsible for performing EKG, rhythm strip, and signal average EKG hook-ups and printouts (proficiency required).
• Add EKG order with diagnosis code to progress note.
• Takes vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.)
• Clean rooms and restock at the end of the day
• Monitor pharmacy samples, removing them from stock as expired.
• Handle pharmacy calls and enter diagnosis codes
• Access Cover My Meds
• May also be responsible for insurance precertification, prior authorization, procedure/surgery scheduling and coordinating transfers and admissions.
• Additional duties as assigned based on practice needs

Requirements:

• High school diploma or Texas accredited GED
• 1 year of Medical Assistant experience, or recent graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant training program with completion of program externship.
• Current CPR and Medical Assistant certification or obtain within 90 days of hire date.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Must have experience in administration of EKGs.
• Cardiology practice experience preferred but not required.
• Fluently speaks, reads, and writes English.
• Move locations as needed