MEDICAL ASSISTANT (Temp to Perm)

About BASS:

BASS Medical Group is a large, multi-specialty medical group that offers comprehensive healthcare services from Primary Care, Surgery, to Cancer Care. BASS has expanded into Cancer Care, providing advanced treatment options to patients. BASS has put significant effort into expanding its Primary Care offerings, enabling patients to receive comprehensive healthcare for themselves and their families.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a qualified medical assistant for our sleep medicine & pulmonary medical office. As a medical assistant, you will perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Administrative

• Work in reception. Front & back office
• Answer telephone, fax and EMR communications
• Respond to patient messages
• Data entry into EPIC
• Scanning, faxing and accessing test results
• Communication and coordination with DME's
• Telephone prescriptions to pharmacies
• Transcribe dictation
• Send letters and faxes
• Obtain prior authorizations for ordered tests and procedures
• Triage patients over the telephone with appropriate training to determine the acuity of the visit and the visit length for scheduling purposes

Clinical

• Escort patient to exam room
• Carry our patient history interviews and medication reconciliation
• Take and record vital signs
• Prepare patient for examination
• Assist MD with procedures
• Provide patient information and instructions
• Set up and clean patient rooms
• Maintain inventory
• Restock supplies
• Perform venipuncture with appropriate training
• Administer immunizations with appropriate training
• Notify patients of lab results
• Give prevention reminders
• Order entry (as authorized by MD)
• Prepare and administer oral, intramuscular, nebulized, and inhaled medications as directed by MD, with appropriate training
• Perform office-based tests (including but not limited to spirometry, pulmonary function tests, six-minute walk tests and other office-based tests) with appropriate training
• Educate patients on the use of home-based tests and set up patients on home-based test, with appropriate training
• Educate patients about procedures

Advanced duties:

• Develop educational materials
• Quality improvement measures, training and provide back-up for other MA staff
• Document and maintain accounting, billing, and banking records
• Manage renewals of business and professional certifications
• Perform marketing, financial, and strategic planning

• MA Certification
• One or more years of front and back office experience
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Medical terminology
• Knowledge of EMR. Preferably EPIC
• Strong computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish

Compensation Package

At BASS Medical Group, we understand that a comprehensive, high quality, and affordable health benefits program is now more essential than ever. The overall well-being of our employees is at the forefront of our focus. With this in mind, we offer our eligible employees a generous benefits program.

Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical through Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Low-Cost Dental and Vision, Medical FSA & HSA.

Retirement Savings & Income Security: Basic Life & AD&D Insurance, Long Term Disability, 401K plan with an employer contribution, Access to Financial Advisors, Identity Theft Program.

Work/Life Balance Benefits: Paid Time Off and Company Paid holidays, Life Assistance Program, Commuter & Parking Benefits, Secure Travel Services, Healthy Rewards Program, Will Preparation Program, Additional perks to include discounts for Cellular phone and Gym memberships.

Voluntary Benefits: Optional Life & AD&D Insurance, Aflac Supplemental Insurance, Pet Insurance

Pay Scale/Ranges:$21.00-$25.00/hour Employees actual pay rate will depend on a host of factors including, without limitation, job location, specialty, skillset, education, and experience. The pay scale/ranges shown are representative of the pay rates for the job title reflected above, but an employees actual pay rate will be determined on a case-by-case basis.