Medical Assistant | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, ID

Pay Range: $22 - 26, DOE

Job Type: Full-Time, Monday - Friday

Benefits: Referral program, Tuition Reimbursement, 401(k), Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Sick Time, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Mileage Reimbursement, Flexible Schedule, Paid Training

Job description

We are seeking to hire a Medical Assistant to grow with us in our provider practice. The role of the Medical Assistant (MA) at Horizon Home Health and Hospice is an instrumental position supporting the organization’s mission of providing life changing service. We do this by helping our patients as they navigate the complex medical system. All MAs at Horizon are responsible for providing competent, cost-effective, timely and high quality health care services that are within their scope of practice.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program - Proof of Medical Assistant program completion must be provided
• 1 year of Medical Assistant experience in an outpatient clinic or other healthcare setting
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner at all times
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized
• Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes, and organizational
• Knowledge of patient care and examination procedures
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Current Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Satisfactorily completes applicable competency assessments/skills checklists within 90 days of hire/transfer
• Must be able to operate electronic medical record (within given training period).
• Must have basic computer skills/office skills including, but not limited to: typing, creating documents, operating fax/copy machine, placing and receiving phone calls.
• Must have working knowledge of healthcare field, common medical names, terms and practices.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently.

Responsibilities for Medical Assistant

• Under the supervision of the ordering Provider, effectively deliver the responsibilities and associated operational responsibilities.
• Obtain necessary patient information to file and update patient records, and ensure all forms and consents are completed by patients.
• Check-out patients, assist with referral processing, and arrange laboratory services
• Assist provider with medical treatments, procedures, and exams, scribing all notes for providers.
• Follow safe and accurate blood collection procedures and processing of specimens with a high degree of accuracy
• Maintain close communication with the operations team
• Schedules appointments for patients, prior authorizations, referrals and follow up appointments.