Medical Assistant (MA)

Job Title: Medical Assistant (MA)

About the Role

Be the heart of compassionate care as a Medical Assistant. In this vital role, provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If you're dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, become a crucial part of our caring team.

A $1000 sign-on bonus is available for new hires.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to and support the mission, purpose, philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of Tenet Physician Resources.
• Adhere to the Tenet HIPAA Compliance Plan and the Privacy Standards Confidentiality Agreement.
• Demonstrate support for the Tenet Corporate Compliance Program by being knowledgeable of compliance responsibilities, adhering to applicable laws, rules, regulations, and corporate policies, and reporting compliance issues.
• Assist in the assessment of patient needs and health plan by taking vital signs, history, medication listing, assessing visual acuity, and determining chief complaint.
• Assess patients’ physical and mental status.
• Complete all necessary documentation in the patient’s medical record in accordance with practice’s charting policy.
• Prepare equipment and assist physicians with medical treatments, exams, and medical procedures.
• Administer prescribed oral medications and give intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal injections.
• Perform venipunctures.
• Perform CLIA-Waived and non-CLIA Waived lab testing.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe environment for patients and visitors.
• Clean, sterilize, and store instruments in accordance with practice policies.
• Stock rooms in preparation for the daily work schedule.
• Take inventory of medical and exam room supplies.
• Comply with established personal protective equipment requirements.
• Arrange for specialized consultations and appointments for testing as ordered by physicians.
• Notify appropriate insurance personnel to pre-certify surgeries or tests requiring pre-certification.
• Answer office phones, assist the front desk in scheduling appointments, and direct calls appropriately.
• Assist in checking out patients and assist them with referral processing and scheduling.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma/GED
• Medical Assistant diploma from an accredited school OR three years of relevant work experience in a healthcare setting in lieu of a Medical Assistant diploma.
• CPR Certification

Qualifications

• Medical Assistant diploma from an accredited school OR three years of relevant work experience in a healthcare setting in lieu of a Medical Assistant diploma OR a Current Medical Assistant certification.