Join a physician group dedicated to providing meaningful care to patients in an outpatient clinic located in a Continuing Care Retirement Community.
Job Role:
This position works with physicians and nurse practitioners in the clinic setting.
Job Responsibilities
- Ability to go to Oakbrook location and Orland Park Location
- Answer all incoming calls, answer questions and other inquiries appropriately.
- Set up appointments, billing questions.
- Answer, receive, send faxes as needed.
- Maintain patient records.
- Provide assistance in the taking of patient’s personal information and medical history.
- Update EMR with reason for patient’s visit, vital signs from patient, and weight/height
- Record patient’s currently taken medications, including other information such as allergies in EMR
- Setup patient for examination and assist physician during testing, examinations, and procedures
- Follow physician instructions to complete patient’s treatment
- Take record of interventions, and ensure prescription refills are made
- Perform administrative duties like taking and returning calls from patients
- Participate in periods of emergency.
- Responsible for stocking rooms with medical supplies
- Give and record medications and immunizations to patients
- Document patients’ allergies and unpleasant reactions to medications
- Take patients’ specimen and carry out laboratory tests
- Recording billing information of services rendered, completing insurance forms and responding to insurance and other third-party inquiries
- Assist in providing information and education to patients and their families.
Preferred Skills:
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Excellent bedside manner/communication skills
- Administration of medications & injections
- Navigation of EMR/EHR
Necessary Education and Qualifications:
- High school diploma
- Medical Assistant Certification form an accredited program
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- On-the-job training
- Paid time off
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- EMR systems: 3 years (Required)
- Vital signs: 3 years (Required)
- Phlebotomy: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Certified Medical Assistant (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person