Peoria, IL, USA+1 moreMore locations: Bloomington, IL, USA
In PersonTravel between the Bloomington and Peoria clinics is required throughout the week.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryClinical Support & Patient Administration
About the job
Requirements
At least one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting.
Must be comfortable with back-office responsibilities.
High school education or equivalent.
Must provide proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters commonly required for work with immunocompromised patients: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and B, influenza, and COVID-19.
Responsibilities
Escort patients from reception to exam rooms; document height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, and chief complaint; and notify the doctor when patients are ready to be seen.
Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning and clean rooms between patients.
Maintain medical-supply inventory and complete requisitions in a timely manner to avoid depletion.
File scanned paperwork daily.
Fax clinic schedules to physicians for the next clinic day.
Prepare the travel chart weekly.
Open and distribute mail daily.
Print the schedule for the following clinic day and verify that progress notes and superbills are attached.
Order office supplies.
Answer telephone calls, including calls to closed offices at different locations.
Page physicians regarding consultations, including the consultation, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with the appropriate extension.
Schedule appointments for new and existing patients according to established guidelines and provide directions to new patients.
Handle and process billing information daily.
Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily.
Register patients, enter or update patient demographics, and copy vital information.
Collect copayments and past-due balances at check-in and check-out.
Coordinate and process referral information for managed-care patients.
Process medical-record requests.
Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, complete laboratory requisitions, prepare samples for laboratory pickup, and document the work in the medical record.
Ensure superbills are completed at the end of each visit, including visit code, diagnoses, and all ordered laboratory tests.
Desired Qualifications
Clinical practice experience in an office setting is preferred.
Metro Infusion Center (affiliated with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants) is seeking a full-time Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant) to work at the clinics located in Bloomington, IL + Peoria, IL. The Medical Assistant would be required to travel to both clinics throughout the week.
This Assistant’s responsibilities include all duties related to the back-office with occasional front desk duties. Responsibilities assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor.
Back Office Responsibilities:
1) Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
2) Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning, clean rooms between patients
3) Maintain inventory of medical supplies, completing requisitions (order forms) in a timely manner to ensure supplies are not depleted
4) Other tasks as assigned by management
Front Office Responsibilities:
1) Filing of all scanned paperwork daily
2) Fax clinic schedules to physicians for next clinic day.
3) Prepare travel chart weekly
4) Open and distribute mail, daily
5) Print schedule for following clinic day. Verity that all progress notes and super-bills are attached
6) Order office supplies
7) Answer telephone calls, including closed offices at different locations
8) Page on consultations to physicians. Page should include consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with appropriate extension
9) Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set guidelines. If patient is new, directions should be given
10) Handle and process billing information daily
11) Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily
12) Register patients, enter and/or update patient demographics, make copies of vital information
13) Collect co-payments and past due balances from patients at check-in/check-out desk
14) Coordinate and process referral information for managed care patients
15) Process medical records requests
16) Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
17) Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, completing lab requisitions and preparing samples for pick-up by lab. Document same in Medical Record
18) Ensure superbills are completed at visit end, including, visit code, diagnoses and all labs ordered
Must have at least (1) one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting
Must be comfortable with back office responsibilities
High school Education or equivalent
Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19.
Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.