Spelman College is currently seeking applications to fill the staff position listed below: Note: This job ad has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. MEDICAL ASSISTANT FRONT OFFICE SERVICES - (10 months) Office of Student Health Services Student Affairs Full-Time, Non- Exempt Job Code: FC-0131 Under general supervision of the Director for Student Health Services, the Medical Assistant performs a variety of general clerical and receptionist duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to the following: •Greet patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner and responds to routine requests for information. •Check in patients, gather and/or verify and update demographic and insurance data as necessary. •Participate in triage activities as needed, e.g., suspected cases of contagious infections, influenza outbreak, measles etc., through recognition of signs and symptoms, and redirecting patients to alternate “sick” waiting room. •Keep clinic staff abreast of patient arrivals and monitor waiting room to ensure that patients are processed as efficiently as possible. •Answer multi-line phones system promptly and in a courteous, helpful manner; identifying self, taking and distributing messages, and providing information for appointments and general information. •Provide for patient confidentiality, screen patients to determine the nature of the problem/reason for appointment in order to schedule patient to right clinic and medical provider; •Record reason for appointment practice management software. •Help patients to complete medical history forms and prepare patients for examinations and treatment by provider. •Perform height, weight, vital signs, urine and serum pregnancy tests and vision tests and records them in the medical record and report abnormal findings to provider. •Conduct test and procedures as directed, such as EKG’s, oral HIV tests, venipunctures, spirometer, skin punctures, strep screens, hemoglobin, ear irrigations using appropriate instruments, techniques and specialized equipment. •Instruct patients and collect specimens, e.g., throat, wound, sputum, and urine cultures as directed; labels specimen container, complete appropriate laboratory requisition and forward to laboratory for analysis. Our ideal candidate profile will include: High school diploma or GED and three years’ experience in physician’s office, outpatient clinic or Student Health Center where women’s health care services were provided or equivalent combination of education and experience are required. Experience in, in-center laboratory testing, medication administration, performing clinical venipuncture, injections, vital signs and obtaining health histories, specifically from OB/GYN, family planning, or women’s health patients is required. The incumbent must have basic knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT medical coding (International Classification of Diseases – 10th Revision Clinical Modification and Current Procedural Terminology). Must be knowledgeable of sterilization techniques of instruments, and possess the ability to positively interact and with students, faculty, staff and others, demonstrating exemplary customer service. Must understand medical terminology, specific to the gynecologic patient is a plus. EEO/AAP/Title IX Employer
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:34:25 +0000
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