At Desert Orthopaedic Center (DOC), being a Medical Assistant involves much more than triaging patients and collecting vitals; you are an integral part of the patient’s care journey from their first visit to their last.
As a Medical Assistant at DOC, you will be hands-on in providing the highest quality care. This role offers the opportunity to learn and master various skills, including suturing, phlebotomy, casting and splinting, wound care, DME application, billing, coding, and surgery scheduling. Additionally, you will gain experience in medical terminology, de-escalation, and essential administrative duties while working alongside our highly trained physicians and mid-level providers.
DOC provides an excellent learning environment for those looking to be challenged and to put their skills to the test.
Please visit our website and apply directly at www.doclv.com.
Requirements:
- Back office/clinic experience required - 1 year minimum
- Valid MA Certification Required
- Reliable transportation
Responsibilities:
- Perform routine clinical tasks to support medical staff
- Communicate with multiple team members and physicians to ensure efficient patient care
- Escort patients to exam rooms
- Triage and accurately obtain patient information
- Accurately communicate patient information to physicians and in patient chart
- Casting/Splinting
- Suture/staple removal
- Administrative duties
Qualifications:
- Prior orthopaedic experience a plus
- Knowledge of computers, applications, and EMR/EHR/EMA
- Detail oriented
- Organized
- Team player
- Excellent effective communication and verbal skills
- Accurately document information
- Must enjoy working with patients in a fast paced environment
- Must be flexible and reliable in regards to schedule and travel
- Willing to float with up to 27 teams to assist in patient care and admin duties
- Eagerness to learn
- Positive attitude
- MA certification
- Casting and splinting experience a plus
- Suture/staple removal experience a plus
- Wound care experience a plus
- Bilingual a plus
Pay is DOE
Company Description
Our primary goal is excellence in the care of our patients. We are committed to providing streamlined, efficient, subspecialty, state-of-the-art orthopaedic care of the highest quality found anywhere in the nation along with a highly respected, one of a kind, group of physicians.