Medical Assistant - Primary Care

Job Description:

Unlock Your Career Potential at Fairfax Ambulatory Care Clinic!

This is your chance to work with active military, veterans and their dependants.

Position Highlights:

• Work/Life Balance: Experience an unbeatable work/life balance in a vibrant community (Monday-Friday no nights or weekends).
• Seamless Operations: This opportunity will serve to provide clinical care to active duty service members, veterans and their dependents.
• Healthcare Excellence: Thrive in an outpatient environment where your primary focus is ensuring the well-being of our patients.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a complete benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K options, all tailored to support your holistic well-being.
• Employee Status: Embrace the stability of employee status and the array of benefits that come with it.
• Compensation: competitve pay!
• Holidays: 11 paid federal holidays and paid time off!

Position Overview:

• Ensures all treatment requested by the provider has been scheduled/ordered.
• Greets all visitors and determines the nature of the visit. Check patient’s medical records and places patient’s medical record in appropriate location. Ensure third party collection form is current. Ensure all supporting documents in medical records are properly identified.
• Screens walk-in patients for eligibility for treatment. Makes medical identification card and completes third party insurance information and advance directives paperwork, if necessary.
• Answers telephone in 30 seconds or less; obtains identifying information and determines the urgency of the call. Refers caller to appropriate staff member. Takes messages as appropriate. Applies clinic guidelines concerning release of patient information. Transfers misdirected calls to the appropriate number.
• Attempts to resolve complaints of an administrative nature and refers other complaints to appropriate authority. Provides requested information and assistance to patients whenever possible; refers patients to other appropriate sources for information if necessary.
• Maintains and stock forms and inventory needed at front desk.
• Performs various other clerical tasks to assist clinical staff members including obtaining pathology reports, x-rays, or other results from the specialty areas. Responsible for tracking of some reports including logging return of pathology reports in a computerized database.
• As required, types routine correspondence, medical statements, and memorandums as directed by the clinical staff.

Job Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant Training course or associates in Medical Assisting from an accredited college.
• Documented experience in the medical field and in work acting in such capacity.
• Have and maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
• Shall be able to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate with patients and other staff members.
• Have knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry, and automated records.

For more information contact:

Michelle Collins

Recruiter

Michelle_Collins@spectrumhealth.com

314-744-4189

Location : Location: US-VA-Fairfax

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last: Michelle Collins

Direct phone number: 314-744-4189

Recruiter : Email: Michelle_Collins@spectrumhealth.com