Summary
Location
Vincennes
Type
full-time
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About this role
Job Summary:
The Medical Assistant will facilitate patient care during each scheduled office visit. In addition, Medical Assistants will assist the provider with any patient care issues including but limited to follow up, prescription refills, prior authorizations, vital signs, scheduling, referrals, etc. The medical assistant will contribute to a positive patient experience. The Medical Assistant will be an active participant in the organization to maintain a positive, healthy work environment.
Medical Assistants must not refer to themselves or allow patients to refer to them as nurses or licensed personnel.
Essential Job Duties:
- Performs triage activities and prepares patient for physical examination.
- Updates and revises all patient medical history as it pertains to each specific visit.
- Explains treatment procedures to patients, if applicable.
- Assists physician during patient examination as requested by provider.
- Administers ordered medications.
- Assists with minor surgical procedures, if needed.
- Assists patient with follow up activities including coordination of scheduling of ancillary services, diagnostic tests, and surgical procedures if applicable.
- Attend to phone calls from hospitals, nursing homes, patients, etc. required for continuity of patient care.
- Comply with HIPAA, CLIA, OSHA, and office policies and procedures
- Maintain supplies in and keep exam rooms and back office neat and clean.
Secondary Job Duties That May be Reassigned:
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested
Thank you for your interest in employment at Good Samaritan Hospital. Please provide all information requested to assure that all your qualifications are fairly considered for current or future vacancies. Your application will remain in our active files for six months. After six months, re-application is necessary. The submission of this application does not automatically result in an employment interview or job offer.
Other facts
About Good Samaritan
For more than 100 years, Good Samaritan has been a health care leader in southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Located in historic Vincennes, Good Samaritan is a 158-bed community health care facility with over 1,800 employees and a commitment to delivering exceptional patient care.
Good Samaritan offers a broad range of medical services as well as some of the most progressive technology available today. The Gibault Memorial Tower, opened in 2015, provides our patients, their families and our entire community an environment where the highest quality of care is provided. An array of services and staff are ready to greet patients with medical expertise, cutting-edge technology and big hearts. The tower has five floors, each with a focus: Cardiology and Clinical Decision, Intensive Care, Pediatrics and Medical Surgery, Joint Replacement and Medical Surgery, and Women’s Health and Oncology.
The hospital also has a state-of-the-art Same Day Surgery Center, with surgical suites designed with input from the hospital’s physicians.
The Cancer Pavilion is a 25,000-square-foot comprehensive oncology care center, featuring one of the most advanced methods for delivering radiation therapy, a linear accelerator with IMRT. The Pavilion also has 12 fully equipped infusion suites and other amenities for patients and families.
Good Samaritan is proud that generations of families have chosen us as their preferred health-care provider, allowing us to be the first, best place in health care.
Mission: Provide excellent health care by promoting wellness, education and healing through trusting relationships.
Vision: To be the regional center of excellence in health care to support the communities we serve.
Our Promise: We promise to treat you like family by delivering compassionate, high-quality care throughout your journey.
PRIDE Values
Patient | Respect | Integrity | Dignity | Excellence
What you'll do
- The Medical Assistant will facilitate patient care during office visits and assist providers with various patient care issues. They will also contribute to a positive patient experience and maintain a healthy work environment.
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