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Come join theÂMEDFORD RADIOLOGY GROUP (MRG) clinical team as a medical assistant for our new outpatient clinic. At MRG, our mission is to provide exceptional diagnostic and interventional imaging services to improve the quality of life for everyone we serve. You could be a part of an amazing clinical team that supports our radiologists in this mission.
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Summary Description:
The Medical Assistant (MA) works closely with the Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant (PA) and a team of Interventional Radiologists (IR) to ensure the delivery and follow up of high-quality patient care and outreach. The MA duties include but are not limited to acting as the liaison between patients and providers, post procedure follow up and tracking, safety, best practices, and delivering the best quality of care for each of our patients. Assisting with exams and procedures, administering medications and obtaining prior authorizations as needed.
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Essential Functions:
General
Reports to work as scheduled and on time per policy with predictable regular attendance. Time away from work is approved and taken in accordance with established policies.
Takes all reasonable steps to maintain confidentiality of all information related to patients, medical staff, employees, and as appropriate, other information, ensuring compliance with HIPAA mandates.
Demonstrates positive interpersonal communications in dealing with all others. Recognizes and respects differences in the work place. Demonstrates openness, sensitivity and commitment to the coworkers, patients, family members, and any other visitors to MRG.
Consistently demonstrates and incorporates principles of safety and infection control into daily activities. Maintains current knowledge of disaster policies and participates appropriately in disaster drills. Expresses and applies principles of body mechanics to prevent injury and accidents.
Displays consistent commitment to customer service and team work. Displays personal behavior that has a positive impact for the team.
Demonstrates personal commitment to staying current in field of knowledge, expanding knowledge and skill, and contributing to organizational success.
Displays ability to work in an ever-changing environment and participate constructively in change processes.
Attends staff meetings, completes education program as requested or approved by MRG.
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Manages clinical communications between patients, clinical staff, providers and internal/external customers to optimize flow and coordination of patient care.
Facilitates getting immediate resolution for urgent or emergent patient issues by communicating efficiently and professionally with IR PA's, IR's and referring providers to ensure the best patient outcomes.
Conducts patient treatment preparation including but not limited to EMR chart preparation, obtaining test results, requesting tests and/or medical records and obtaining prior authorizations for insurance payors.
Prepares treatment areas and equipment including but not limited to ordering and maintaining medical supplies, sanitizing beds and equipment and organizing equipment needed for procedure.
Performs treatment follow-up including but not limited to room clean-up and sanitation of equipment, order needed tests/imaging, updating the patient EMR and tracking spreadsheets for any needed follow-up.
Makes post-procedure telephone calls to patients to review discharge instructions, discuss pain, discomfort and recommend heat/ice/medications.
Navigates Epic EMR in multiple locations (in an inpatient and outpatient setting) to research and record pertinent patient information.
Assists IR PA's and IR's in procedures as needed.
Maintains clinical tracking systems (spreadsheets) and makes followup calls
Maintains the Discharge Instructions
Maintains treatment stations and examination areas in a manner consistent with OSHA standards and Universal Precautions procedures.
Ensures compliance with legal issues including but not limited to patient confidentiality and risk management; ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations and ensuring performance is within the Oregon Medical Board Scope of Practice for CMA.
Performs any additional duties as assigned.
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Qualifications:
Education
Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program
Certification through a nationally recognized Medical Assistant program such as AAMA, AMT, CMA, RMA or NCCT
Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Experience
Minimum 2 year's recent healthcare experience working as a Medical Assistant using Epic EMR
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Provide compassionate patient care
Professionally manage dealing with multiple and conflicting priorities
Work successfully and expeditiously in an environment with constant change
Have compassion for a diverse population of patients
Understand compliance of HIPAA, confidentiality and risk management on the state and federal
Working knowledge of clinical safety procedures
Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills
Knowledge of insurance prior-authorization process
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Windows and Office and medical information systems
Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds
Able to follow detailed procedures and directions
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Working Condition Requirements:
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit
Continually able to be mobile
Occasional crouching, stooping, twisting, turning, pivoting, reach up, reach out
Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, kneel or crawl
Continually required to talk, talk on telephone, listen
Continually utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, keyboard
Occasionally required to lift/push/carry items up to 25 pounds
Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts
Occasionally work around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals
Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions
Frequent exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials
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This document describes the minimum job qualifications that are required for an individual to be granted, or to maintain the position described. The employer reserves the rights to amend, modify, or add to either the minimum job qualifications, or essential job functions, at any time. The content of this document is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
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