Medical Assistant, PET

Location: Lansdowne, VA 

Status: Full-Time / Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $21.00 - $25.00

Are you looking for new career opportunities, great wages, excellent benefits, and work-life balance? Follow your heart to Virginia Heart!

At Virginia Heart, we are  looking for friendly, dependable and compassionate  Medical Assistant, for our PET CT office that will perform day-to-day clinical and administrative support for the PET department and exhibits a high level of customer service, communication skills, and accuracy with medical documentation

When you work with Virginia Heart, you will enjoy a dedicated and experienced staff, competitive wages, excellent benefits and the following rewards and incentives:

• No Nights, weekends, or holidays!
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
• Three Weeks of Paid Vacation upon eligibility
• One week of Paid Sick Leave
• Annual Merit-Based increases
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Appreciation: Events to include therapy dogs, raffles, and other fun events

Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team in our outpatient cardiology setting. Every employee, at every level, begins their journey at Virginia Heart learning about the history of the organization and its established culture built on trust and integrity. Our employees drive this culture, and we want you to be a part of it. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets patients upon arrival to the department, creates and/or verifies patient identification and information in the EMR (Electronic Medical Records) as needed.
• Reviews future scheduled orders, performs patient screening, appointment confirmation calls, orders management, data entry into the EMR, etc.
• Responsible for taking patients from the waiting room and reviewing patients' recent history and physical as part of the intake process.
• Provides an explanation of study.
• Properly obtains and documents vitals prior to study (blood pressure, oxygen saturation, lung auscultation) and prepares patient visit.
• Accurately places electrodes and ECG leads on patients based on a thorough knowledge of cardiothoracic anatomy.
• Assists the nuclear medicine technologists with beginning and ending exams in Epic, which includes accurately charging doses and medications.
• Assists the nuclear medicine technologists with patients in the imaging room in a safe manner.
• Assists the providers and/or clinicians with patients in the office as needed and is to include but not limited to the following tasks:
  • Clinical Chart Preparation
  • Gather appropriate documents and signatures necessary to assist the clinician in making treatment decisions
• Provides patient education and assists patients with clinical questions as needed and appropriate with the MA (Medical Assistant) scope.
• Notifies patients of test results per protocol as needed.
• Provides a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Works as a resuscitative team member in emergency situations within their level of expertise and training, and within the scope of the MA.
• Responsible for knowing the location of the medical supplies and medication on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment within their scope.
• Assists with maintaining proper stock of medical and clerical supplies and reports supply needs to the manager.
• The Medical Assistant, PET, is responsible for attending the two-week orientation to discuss the clinical duties above and training sessions of new processes as they are implemented.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Medical Assistant Certification Preferred.
• High School Diploma, or equivalent.
• Must be highly skilled and proficient in starting IV's.
• Previous experience working in a medical office with both administrative and clinical experience required.
• Computer Literate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior experience with the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) preferred.
• Ability to multi-task in busy settings.

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