Medical Assistant

Job description

Description General Job Summary: Contributes in the delivery of excellent orthopaedic care in a patient centered environment while focusing on their individual needs. Essential Job Functions: - Interacts with patients and visitors in a respectful and professional manner. - Communicate and work well in the clinical environment with interaction with patients, fellow workers, physicians and others. - Attend monthly department meetings as scheduled. - Puts the patients at ease by providing patient education per provider protocol. - Provides compassionate support to patients in distress. - Prepares the clinical area and patients for providers. - Records and updates patient information such as, but not limited to, medical, surgical, family and social histories. - Clinical duties such as, but not limited to, order entry, phlebotomy, injection draws, application of DME, suture removal, wound and dressing care. - Strong communication skills with patients of all ages. - Ensure services are provided according to prior authorization and within the approval period. - Follows and completes message management workflows. - Assist patients with personal hygiene needs as warranted. - Transfer patien...