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United Surgical Partners International, Inc

Medical Assistant

United Surgical Partners International, Inc Lawrenceville, GA, US

 

Medical Assistant 

 

Lawrenceville Surgery Center is seeking a Medical Assistant,  Part time to join our amazing staff.

 

Job Summary:

The Medical Assistant  will help with front desk duties as well as assist in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician. Interview patients, measure vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height) and record information on patients' charts. May be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis. Prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients. Inform patients of costs for care being provided and guides them to appropriate resources for further information. This clinical professional will also manage doctor correspondence and reports from dictation or handwritten copy. They must also possess strong professional communication skills that will include answering telephones, screen callers, relay messages and greet visitors of the surgery center.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Welcome patients by greeting them in person or on the telephone

  • Verify patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, confirming purpose of visit

  • Prepare patients for the health care visit by directing and/or accompanying them to the examining room

  • Perform preliminary physical tests; take blood pressure, weight and temperature; report patient history summary

  • Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential

  • Counsel patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions about surgery

  • Educate patients by providing medication and diet information and instructions; answering questions

  • Schedule surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center, verifying times with patients and preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms

  • Maintain safe, secure and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations

  • Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt

  • Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance and calling for repairs

  • Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications

  • Enhance practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

  • Complete records by recording patient examination, treatment and test results

  • Generate revenue by recording billing information of services rendered, completing insurance forms and responding to insurance and other third-party inquiries

  • Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping patient care information confidential

  • Serve and protect the physician or healthcare provider practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state and local requirements and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards

  • Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations

 

Education/Experience

  • Requires a high school diploma and medical assistant certificate and 1+ years of experience in a related field.
  • Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices and procedures within a particular field.
  • Rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Perform a variety of tasks.  
  • Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
  • Work under immediate supervision.

 

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Life and AD&D coverage
  • Availability of short- and long-term disability
  • Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
  • 401(k) and access to retirement planning
  • Paid holidays and vacation

 

Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

 

USPI is committed to, and proud of, our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

 

 

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