Medical Assistant, Senior
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Employer: UPMC Senior Communities
Industry: UPMC CancerCenter
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Are you passionate about patient care? Do you thrive in a hands-on healthcare environment? At UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, we're dedicated to making a difference. As a Medical Assistant, you'll work alongside our Life Changers to provide high-quality patient care. Build meaningful relationships with patients and create a safe, comforting environment.
In this role, you will assist physicians with patient care, including clerical, environmental, and organizational tasks, take vital signs, register patients, schedule testing, exams, and treatments, maintain stocked supplies, and ensure clean exam rooms.
An ideal candidate has experience in patient care and is looking to take the next step in their career!
Why Choose UPMC?
Join us in making a positive impact on patients' lives. Apply today!
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
- Position: Medical Assistant, Senior with the medical oncology department in Indiana, PA
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, daylight hours (8 am - 4:30 pm)
- No evenings, weekends, or holidays are required!
In this role, you will assist physicians with patient care, including clerical, environmental, and organizational tasks, take vital signs, register patients, schedule testing, exams, and treatments, maintain stocked supplies, and ensure clean exam rooms.
An ideal candidate has experience in patient care and is looking to take the next step in their career!
Why Choose UPMC?
- We prioritize patient well-being and employee satisfaction.
- Explore our blog to learn about the benefits you'll receive as a UPMC team member!
Join us in making a positive impact on patients' lives. Apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Guides workflow and/or assigns tasks to other clinical staff.
- Assist management staff with supervisory activities. Participates with creation and implementation of departmental goals, processes and procedures. Mentors, orients and provides ongoing training to current and new staff members.
- Serve as the department super user for Epic Care.
- Work directly with Manager to identify opportunities for improvement with regards to Clinical/Non-Clinical functions, Infection Control Procedures, and Patient Assessments.
- Guide routine meetings with staff to communicate procedural changes to improve service quality and patient safety.
- Must be responsible and demonstrate proficiency in all practice category-specific tasks.
- Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations.
- Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc. Complete forms/requisitions as needed. Schedule appointments. Verify insurance coverage and patient demographics.
- Prepare and manage charts to ensure information is completed and filed appropriately. Other front office responsibilities, as required. Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment according to department protocol. Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control. Clean according to scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records. Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
- Check schedules and organizing patient flow. Accompany patients to exam/procedure room. Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc. Collect patient information/history; taking vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines. Relay instructions to patients/families. May provide more individualized patient/family education and supportive counseling as needed.
- Answering calls and providing pertinent information including patient education as directed.
- Under the direction and supervision of a physician, administer injectable medication and vaccines when appropriate.
- Perform phlebotomy, EKG's, and level one labs. Perform clinic procedures according to policy and procedure. Assist physicians with procedures. Document patient information into the medical record.
- Comply with the requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e., OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health). Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data. Comply with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Successful completion of Medical Assistant Program or equivalent hospital program (LPN/RN/EMT)
- OR successful completion of certification examination (AMT, AAMA, NAHP, NCCT, or NHA)
- OR at least 1 year of patient care experience required.
- Must be responsible and demonstrate proficiency in three practice category-specific tasks.
- Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology, examination, diagnostic and treatment room responsibilities.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-05-23
Reference: 6120182753
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Indiana
About UPMC Senior Communities
Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000
Website: https://www.upmc.com/
Career site: https://careers.upmc.com/
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