Description

About Balance Health

Balance Health is the nation’s premier comprehensive lower-extremity focused Physician Practice. We provide leading podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, and physical therapists with operational support so they can spend their time focused on growing their business, and delivering exceptional patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Medical Assistant works with the Physician and other members of the primary or specialty care team by performing a variety of clinical and administrative patient-related duties. The Medical Assistant also works to fulfill a variety of patient needs and ensures smooth patient flow within the department and help the with the front desk responsiblities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Greets patients on the phone and in person
Places patients in the exam rooms
Takes vital signs and perform ancillary tests appropriate to skill level
Assists and sets up for providers during examination, treatment, and procedures
Keeps accurate patient files
Applies dressing, bandages, and splints as ordered by provider
Ensures rooms are stocked with necessary supplies
Maintains a sanitized and safe working environment
Maintains HIPAA
Coordination of services between multiple practices demonstrable by excellent communication skills
Performs other medical assistant duties as necessary
Assist with front desk responsiblities

Requirements

Required:

1+ years medical assistant experience
High School Diploma or equivalent
Current American Heart Association CPR Certification
Certification from an approved medical assistant program or equivalent combination of training
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision
Ability to respond appropriately to emergencies
Ability to adapt to advancement and changing technology
Ability to show attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of staff
Basic typing skills to input various data into Information systems
Experience in an outpatient practice
Able to coordinate patient services, assist patients with office, medications and procedure authorizations and explain process to patients
Ability to use EMR and perform chart abstraction into EMR
Strong computer skills and use of Microsoft office
Ability to prioritize work efficiently
Excellent interpersonal communication skills and writing skills
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Must be able to multi-task and be flexible in changing work assignments at short notice, which includes increasing work hours as needed to cover the practice needs
Ability to work in a fast-paced setting
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.

or any combination of academic education and professional training and development along with applied work experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
HSA with Employer Contribution
FSA
Generous PTO Program
401k with a 4% Match
Employee Assistance Program
Life and AD&D Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

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