Peachtree Spine Surgery Center is a single-specialty pain-management center. We are part of the USPI family; a titan in the outpatient surgical industry.

Medical assistance perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices of physicians and other health practitioners running smoothly. A professional in this role manages both clerical and administrative duties within our surgical center.

Administrative duties include: answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.

Clinical duties vary according to state law and include: taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination.

Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They also arrange examining-room instruments and equipment, purchase and maintain supplies and equipment, and keep waiting and examining rooms neat and clean. Medical assistants should not be confused with physician assistants, who examine, diagnose, and treat patients under the direct supervision of a physician.

Required Skills:

• Applicants usually need a high school diploma or the equivalent. A certification as a medical assistant/C-arm is preferred.
• Medical assistants deal with the public; therefore, they must be neat and well groomed and have a courteous, pleasant manner. (Preferable Bilingual)
• Medical assistants must be able to put patients at ease and explain physicians' instructions.

USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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