Tulane University

Research university in New Orleans, LA

Medical Assistant

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew Orleans, LA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Two years of clerical/administrative medical office experience
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Familiarity with electronic medical records
In-depth knowledge of good clinical practices as set forth by federal regulations
Solid analytical skills and attention to detail
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and patient-centered atmosphere
Ability to work with others within a team to ensure quality patient care
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments
Ability to maintain confidentiality in all work performed

Responsibilities

Performing a variety of clinical, clerical, and administrative functions
Triaging patients
Collecting medical information
Recording vital signs (blood pressure, pulse and weight)
Assisting providers during procedures
Performing routine point-of-care testing (cholesterol and blood glucose testing)
Obtaining insurance authorizations for procedures and electrocardiograms
Scheduling patient appointments
Faxing/scanning documents
Pre-certifying services and procedures
Maintaining the stockroom and the physical environment of the exam and procedure rooms
Serving as a floater between clerical and clinical staff as needed

TheMedical Office Assistantwillberesponsibleforperformingavarietyofclinical,clericalandadministrativefunctions.Clinicaldutiesinclude,butarenot limitedto,triagingpatients,collectingmedicalinformation,recordingvitalsigns(bloodpressure,pulseandweight),assistingprovidersduringprocedures,performingroutinepointofcaretesting(cholesterolandbloodglucosetesting),obtaininginsuranceauthorizationsforproceduresandEKG's.Additionalresponsibilitieswill include:schedulingpatientappointments,faxing/scanningdocuments,pre-certifyingservicesandprocedures,maintainingthestockroomandthephysicalenvironmentoftheexamandprocedurerooms.TheMedical Office Assistantwillserveasfloaterbetweenclericalandclinicalstaffasneeded.

High school diploma or equivalent
Two years of clerical/administrative medical office experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Familiarity with electronic medical records

Indepthknowledgeofgoodclinicalpracticesassetforthbyfederalregulations.
Solidanalyticalskillsandattentiontodetail.
Excellentoralandwrittencommunicationskills.
Abilitytoworkinafast-pacedenvironmentandpatient-centeredatmosphere.
Abilitytoworkwithotherswithinateamtoensurequalitypatientcare.
Abilitytomulti-taskandprioritizeworkassignments.
Abilitytomaintainconfidentialityinallworkperformed.

About the Company

Tulane University

Research university in New Orleans, LA

Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health.

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