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Metro Infectious Disease Consultants

Medical Assistant

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeBloomington, IL, USAIn-person

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 is required.
  • Must provide proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and B, influenza, and COVID-19. Accommodation or exception requests will be considered case by case, consistent with applicable laws.

Responsibilities

  • Escort patients from reception to exam rooms; document height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, and chief complaint as indicated; and notify the doctor when the patient is ready.
  • Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning and clean rooms between patients.
  • Maintain medical-supply inventory and complete requisitions in a timely manner to prevent supplies from being depleted.
  • 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 all progress notes and superbills are attached.
  • Order office supplies.
  • Answer telephone calls, including calls to closed offices at different locations.
  • Page physicians about consultations, including the consultation, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with the appropriate extension.
  • Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set 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 make copies of vital information.
  • Collect co-payments and past-due balances from patients 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 lab requisitions, prepare samples for lab 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 labs ordered.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by management or the supervisor; responsibilities may change at management's or the supervisor's discretion.

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