About this role
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need. • Assists physicians in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures. • Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects. • Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry, directs caller to appropriate personnel, or initiates a triage slip for response by medical personnel. • Schedules appointments and enters appointment date and time into computerized scheduler. • Conducts reminder calls to all patients. • Greet and directs patients, salespeople, and visitors. • Registers patients by verifying that patient's record is up to date and accurate. • Makes appropriate changes in computer system and on patient's chart. • Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices. • Collects payment from patients and issues receipt. • Prepares and maintains patient charts. • Maintains and orders supplies. • May be required to work overtime during peak periods.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or graduate of a medical assistant program in a postsecondary school or college that has institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Experience in clinic setting preferred. Injection, specimen collection and phlebotomy training preferred.
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES N/A LEVEL OF SUPERVISION Some independent judgment is required, but decisions are limited by standard practices or procedures.
SUPERVISES N/A
At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:
• #1 in the nation on AARP’s Best Employers for Workers Over 50
• One of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women