Podiatry Medical Assistant I - Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

Podiatry Medical Assistant I - Full Time

Granger Medical Clinic has an immediate opening for a full-time Medical Assistant at our Cottonwood Podiatry Clinic. The Medical Assistant is an integral part of the healthcare team, working with physicians, physician assistants, nurses and techs to provide patients with an exceptional experience. The experience and knowledge to be gained with a position like this is great preparation for a future career as a clinician.

Schedule:

Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, adapt to change and handle all patient interactions with compassion and professionalism.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must be dependable, flexible, and multi-task oriented.
• Enjoy working with people, being a team player and willing to help others with tasks.
• Must be able to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing with physicians, clinic staff and patients.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare in advance required information for patient visits
• Greet, room and complete patient intake interview
• Convey patient intake information to treating provider, accompany provider during patient exam
• Accurately transcribe information into the chart as provider examines patient, discusses the treatment/plan of care
• Assist provider with educating patients on proposed treatment plan, procedure instructions and more
• Return patient phone calls in a timely manner, compassionately relaying information between provider & patient
• Adequately document all patient interactions in electronic medical record
• Assist procedure team with transferring patients from procedure table
• Assist patients from wheelchair to recovery chair.
• Instruct patients on after-care instructions
• Provide patients with follow up plan, scheduling
• Surgery prior authorizations and scheduling
• Skin graft prior authorizations
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Previous scribe experience preferred
• Previous experience with surgery prior authorizations and scheduling and prior authorizations for skin grafts strongly desired 
• Healthcare training or certification strongly desired

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Physical work; assisting with patient transfers and wheelchair transport.
• Repetitive motion associated with transporting patients, operating a computer and other office equipment
• Inside, climate-controlled working conditions as well as outside, possible all weather conditions.

Granger Medical Clinic offers competitive wages and excellent benefits. Benefits include:

• Vision
• Dental
• Medical
• Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a Company Match, Profit Share, and Safe Harbor Contributions

Granger Medical Clinic provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Granger Medical Clinic complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information and testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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