Medical Assistant (MA)

Job description

$1000 Sign On Bonus! Responsible for assisting physician in patient treatment issues, providing direct patient care, and maintaining proper standards of quality. - Adheres to and supports the mission, purpose, philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of Tenet Physician Resources. Adheres to the Tenet HIPAA Compliance Plan and the Privacy Standards Confidentiality Agreement. - Demonstrates support for the Tenet Corporate Compliance Program by being knowledgeable of compliance responsibilities as expressed in the Code of Conduct; adhering to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and corporate policies and procedures policies that affect his/her specific job functions/responsibilities; and reporting compliance issues/concerns in a timely and appropriate manner. - Assists in the assessment of patient needs and health plan by taking vital signs, history, medication listing, assessing visual acuity and determining chief complaint. Assesses patients’ physical and mental status. - Completes all necessary documentation in the patient’s medical record in accordance with practice’s charting policy. - Prepares equipment and assists physicians with medical treatments, exams and me...