Medical Assistant Receptionist - Orthopedic Surgery
McLaren Health Care
- Location
- Onsite (Lapeer, Michigan)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the Role
McLaren Health Care is a large integrated healthcare system seeking a Medical Assistant Receptionist for its Orthopedic Surgery department. The role combines clinical duties like patient care and venipuncture with administrative responsibilities including registration, scheduling, and insurance verification.
Skills
Patient care
Vital signs
Injections
Venipuncture
Customer service
Patient registration
Appointment scheduling
Insurance verification
Electronic medical records
Medical terminology
Basic life support
Financial record keeping
Full job details
Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, will provide excellent patient care by performing or assisting in a variety of medical procedures and tests to assist in the examination and treatment of patients, including but not limited to vital signs, procedures, various treatment, administering injections and venipuncture. Provides excellent customer service by greeting patients, answering the phone and directing the caller as appropriate. Performs duties across all physician practices, patient registration, scheduling appointments, collecting insurance co-pays and deductibles, insurance verification, records financial activity and accounts for all transactions completed on each shift.
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent and six months experience as a medical assistant or patient care tech.
OR
- High school diploma or equivalent and completion of one of the following programs: medical assistant, emergency medical technician, nurse assistant, licensed practical nurse, armed services medic or patient care technician.
- For clinics with the Rural Health Designation, Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), and Canadian equivalents, (MHC approved providers for the resuscitation certification) is required within 6 months of hire
Preferred:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Certification. May be required at management discretion.
- Electronic medical record experience.
- One-year experience working in medical office with multiple providers.
- Previous experience working in a medical office of the same specialty.
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Certification. May be required at management discretion.
- Electronic medical record experience.
- One-year experience working in medical office with multiple providers.
- Previous experience working in a medical office of the same specialty.
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