MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Company: HeartPlace
Location: Plano
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Cardiovascular Provider Resources has an excellent full time
employment opportunity, with benefits, for an experienced Medical
Assistant with its HeartPlace clinic - at Medical City Plano
location in Plano, TX. Prior recent cardiology experience working
as a Medical Assistant would be required. - - - - -General Summary
-Performs selected nursing and administrative/clerical duties that
assist in the management of our patient's care. - - - - -Principal
Duties and Responsibilities -1. Provides excellent customer service
and the highest quality patient care. - - - - -2. Escorts patient
to exam rooms. - - - - -3. Takes patient vital signs (blood
pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.) - - - - -4. Accurately records
patient the details of medications in chart / EMR. - - - - -5.
Responsible for EKG, rhythm strip, and signal average EKG hook-ups
and printouts. (Proficiency Required) - - - - -6. Assists
physicians with patient exams as needed. - - - - -7. Responsible
for Holter monitor hook-ups and removals, event recorders and Loop
recorders. (Proficiency Required) - - - - -8. Maintains cleanliness
and supplies in patient exam rooms. - - - - -9. Takes pharmacy
phone calls, reviews charts, and calls in prescription refills. - -
- - -10. Monitors pharmacy samples, removing from stock as expired.
- - - - -11. Receives phone calls from patients and other external
sources. - - - - -12. Pulls patient charts when necessary. - - - -
-13. Utilizes the computer for patient inquiry and scheduling. - -
- - -14. Follows all OSHA and other safety guidelines. - - - - -15.
Maintains current CPR certification. - - - - -16. At all times,
protects the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI)
of patients per HIPAA regulations. - - - - -17. Actively
demonstrates teamwork at all times. - - - - -18. Performs other
duties as required. - - - - -19. May also be responsible for
insurance precertification, surgery scheduling and coordinating
transfers and admissions. - - - - -Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
-1. High school diploma or equivalent. - - - - -2. Graduation from
an accredited program for Medical Assistants. - - - - -3. Medical
Assistant certification required or must obtain within 90 days of
hire date. - - - - -4. Ability to responsibly ascertain detailed
and important information provided by patients and accurately
relays such information to physician in the scope of assistance of
care, and records such information in the patient's chart and/or
EMR. - - - - -5. Responsible for calling in prescription
information to pharmacies and provide detailed drug information to
patients. - - - - -6. Maintains current BCLS certification. - - - -
-7. 2+ years medical assistant experience at a cardiology practice.
- - - - -8. Fluently speak, read, and write English. - - - - -9.
Understanding of OSHA requirements in a clinical setting - - - -
-10. Understanding of HIPAA requirements. - - - - -11. Excellent
verbal and written communication skills. - - - - -12. Ability to
meet physical demands of the job which include, but are not limited
to: standing, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, transporting
supplies or equipment, walking for extended periods of time, and
occasionally lifting and carrying items which may weigh up to 50
pounds. - - - - -13. Vision and hearing must be within or
correctable to within normal ranges. - -We are proud to be an
EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and
perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. - - - - -
Keywords: HeartPlace, Plano , MEDICAL ASSISTANT, Healthcare , Plano, Texas
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