Job Description:

BHMG - Fern Valley Primary Care

Admin Medical Assistant

Eligible for $2000 Sign-on Bonus

** You MUST be an MA with education OR MA experience for this position**

The Medical Assistant will be responsible for the coordination of direct patient care activities and providing clinical and administrative support to providers.

Duties include but not limited to the following: check in patients, obtaining vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, temperature) and medication reconciliation, patient medical history information, expediting patient flow, rooming patients, stocking clinic with supplies, navigating electronic health record system (EPIC), scheduling and following-up with appointments and assisting with medication fill and refill requests, checking for prior authorizations and scheduling tests, procedures and consultations. May also perform other procedures such as EKG, phlebotomy, lab tests and injections (once competency has been assessed)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages the coordination and flow of patients throughout the patients visit to create an exceptional patient experience.
• Proactively check the provider’s schedule and review information within the patient record to ensure that all required information is available prior to their visit.
• Proactively obtains any missing information from the patient to ensure that medical records are accurate and up to date, which helps to ensure better care is being provided.
• Upon arrival, captures patient’s vital signs, past medical, social and family history, medication usage and preferred pharmacy information.
• Ensures compliance with all state and federal regulatory requirements including HIPAA/OSHA compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Medical Assistant experience
• Or completed any MA education program, but has not received certification as of yet.
• Basic computer skills, specifically with navigating within databases containing highly confidential information, plus.
• Basic Life Support and other advanced training as appropriate to be received within 90 days, plus one of the following
• High School Diploma or General Education Equivalency plus:
• Upon hire these disciplines will be assessed for clinical competency and be required to successfully complete an MA orientation | externship as well as complete any additional training as required by the Provider.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Employees will be expected to comply with Baptist Health’s infectious disease and vaccination policies, which include but may not be limited to compliance with BHS’ mandatory vaccination policies for influenza and COVID unless reasonable accommodations are needed under applicable law

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.