Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Medical Assistant 2 - Multiple Teams

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLebanon, NH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program.
Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work well as a member of a team.
Willingness and ability to participate in evening, weekend, and holiday coverage according to department needs.
AAMA-certified CMA designation, AMT-registered RMA designation, or CCMA designation plus a 12-month D-H apprenticeship program.
Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Greet and check in patients, notify the appropriate provider, and prepare patients, rooms, and equipment for procedures and examinations.
Take and record vital signs and inform providers of vital signs and patient concerns.
Recognize and prioritize emergency patients, and assist with patient examinations and treatments.
Handle patient situations by phone, schedule appointments and procedures with medical professionals, recognize limits in assisting patients by phone, and involve nursing staff and providers as needed.
Register new patients and establish medical records.
Prepare patient billings.
Assist patients in completing insurance and other forms.
Provide authorized information upon request from third-party payors.
Instruct patients in preparation for specific procedures.
Collect and process routine laboratory specimens.
Operate and maintain clinical equipment.
Maintain and use aseptic technique, including sterilization, disinfection, and disposal of contaminated material.
Clean, wrap, and autoclave instruments, and care for supplies and equipment.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience in an office or outpatient ambulatory care setting.
Computer skills.

Overview

Responsible for clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site.

Full-Time, 40 hours/week.

Responsibilities

Greets, checks in patients, and notifies appropriate provider. Prepares patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams.

Takes and records vital signs. Informs provider of patient vital signs and concerns.

Recognizes and treats emergency patients as a priority, assists with patient examinations and treatments.

Handles patient situations over the phone, schedules appointments and procedures with medical professionals. Understands limitations in dealing with patients over the phone, and involves nursing staff and providers.

Prepares patient billings.

Assists patients by filling out insurance and other forms.

Supplies authorized information upon request by third party payors.

Instructs patients in preparation for specific procedures.

Collects and processes routine laboratory specimen.

Operates and maintains clinical equipment.

Maintains and uses aseptic technique including sterilization, disinfection and disposal of contaminated material.

Cleans, wraps and autoclaves instruments. Cares for supplies and equipment.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program required.
Previous experience in office or outpatient ambulatory care setting strongly preferred.
Demonstrated strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to work well as a member of a team.
Computer skills strongly preferred.
Must be willing and able to participate in evening, weekend, and holiday coverage according to needs of the department.

Required Licensure/Certifications

American Association Medical Assistants (AAMA) certified - CMA designation OR American Medical Technologists (AMT) registered – RMA designation OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant plus 12 month D-H apprenticeship program – CCMA designation.
Current BLS certification required.

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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