Norton Healthcare

Not-for-profit hospital system with clinics

Medical Assistant or Medical Assistant Trainee - Neurology

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationUpdated on Nov 5

Full-timeLouisville, KY, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

For the Medical Assistant role, graduate from a medical assistant program or have one year of experience as a Medical Assistant.
For the Medical Assistant Trainee role, have a high school diploma; no experience is required.

Responsibilities

Perform administrative and clinical duties under the direct supervision of a medical provider, such as a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, in a medical office setting.
Assist with direct patient care and serve as the clinical liaison between the physician and patient and between the physician and office staff.
Promote communication among care providers, patients, and office staff regarding the patient care plan as defined by the attending physician.
Attend to patients using age-appropriate principles of growth and development for patients of all ages according to the practice specialty.
Take patients to rooms, obtain vital signs, assist with medical procedures, perform phlebotomy, obtain lab specimens, follow safety and infection guidelines, maintain electronic medical records, and calculate and administer medications and vaccinations.
Greet patients, schedule appointments, answer phones, perform clerical and computer work, obtain prior authorizations, handle billing and coding, fax documents, and complete disability and Family and Medical Leave Act paperwork.
Complete the paid trainee program, which combines classroom and clinical training, with classroom training scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; clinical training is completed at locations throughout Louisville and Southern Indiana.
Transition into a full-time Medical Assistant role upon successful completion of the Medical Assistant Trainee program.

Responsibilities

Discover a medical assisting career designed with you in mind. At Norton Healthcare, you’ll find an organization that values and supports your well-being while offering competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, tuition assistance and hiring programs.

Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical duties under the direct supervision of a medical provider – physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner – in the medical office setting.

The Medical Assistant works closely with the physician in the practice/center clinical setting, assists with direct patient care, and serves as the clinical liaison between physician and patient and between physician and the office staff. The incumbent is responsible for promoting communication among all care providers, patients, and office staff regarding the care plan for the patient as defined by the attending physician. This individual attends to patients utilizing the age-appropriate principles of growth and development for patients of all ages according to the practice specialty.

Clinical Functions:	Administrative Functions:
·Taking patients to rooms	·Greeting patients
·Obtaining vital signs	·Scheduling appointments
·Assisting with medical procedures	·Answering phones
·Performing phlebotomy	·Clerical & computer work
·Obtaining lab specimens	·Prior authorizations
·Adhering to safety and infection guidelines	·Billing and coding
·Maintaining electronic medical records (EMR)	·Faxing
·Calculating & administering medications & vaccinations	·Disability & Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork

No experience? Norton Healthcare offers a full-time, 40 hours a week paid training program. Training consists of a combination of classroom and clinical training. The program schedule is Monday – Friday, 8a-4:30p. The classroom training will be held at 1001 Breckenridge Ln, Louisville, KY 40207. Clinical training will be completed at different locations throughout Louisville and Southern IN.

Upon successful completion of the Medical Assistant Trainee program, you will transition into a full-time Medical Assistant role.

The program will provide education on topics including:

Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Terminology
Medication Math
Pharmacology
Clinical and Administrative Skills

If interested in learning more about the Medical Assistant Trainee Program, apply to this posting.

Qualifications

Required for Medical Assistant:

Graduate of a medical assistant program (or) One year as a Medical Assistant

Required for Medical Assistant Trainee:

High School Diploma
No experience required. We provide comprehensive on the job training. If you want to learn more about the role, are passionate about taking care of patients and our community, we encourage you to apply.

About the Company

Norton Healthcare

Not-for-profit hospital system with clinics

Norton Healthcare runs a not-for-profit health system serving adults and children in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, with five Louisville hospitals, affiliated facilities, and hundreds of clinics. It delivers inpatient and outpatient care across general and specialty services (heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedics, women’s and pediatric care) and uses telehealth and urgent care centers to reach patients at about 350 locations. The network relies on a large medical staff and ongoing clinical research to connect patients with trials and advanced treatments. Its aim is to provide broad, accessible care across the region while prioritizing community health and inclusive care, as reflected in its recognized LGBTQ+ equality and disability inclusion efforts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Louisville, KY
Founded: 2018

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