Medical Assistant
Company: CRISIS PREPARATION AND RECOVERY INC
Location: Tempe
Posted on: June 19, 2022
Job Description:
The Medical Assistant serves as the primary support to the
psychiatric nurse practitioner and client's therapeutic
relationship. They are responsible for managing NP orders,
caseloads, and records in order to facilitate optimal patient care.
The Medical Assistant is often the first line contact for patient
questions and concerns and is responsible for ensuring the quality
of the patient experience meets CPR standards. Knowledge and
Skills:
- Communication: It is essential that staff tasked with
coordinating care with other agencies communicate in a professional
manner, observing the highest phone and email etiquette
standards.
- Time management: Care coordinators must be able to prioritize
multiple tasks and accomplish them in a timely manner.
- Computer literacy: Care coordinators must be able to
efficiently document their coordination efforts utilizing a variety
of computer systems.Duties:
- Fill out lab requisitions as needed and send to medical
records
- Create cardiac clearance forms and send to medical records as
ordered by PNP
- Complete Medical History Questionnaire on all new patients
- Review and respond to all refill requests
- Check faxes hourly and put paperwork in the correct NP's
box
- Update pharmacies in Dr. First as needed
- Inquire about new specialists or recent lab work and obtain ROI
as appropriate
- Request records from other providers as ordered by PNP
- Complete daily flowsheet for PNPs
- Obtain patient lab results and pertinent records from HIE
- Maintain plastic routing sheets for PNP team
- Opening and closing duties as assigned
- Check voicemails hourly and return calls to patients or forward
to appropriate PNP/department
- Take patient calls as requested by client engagement team
- Complete vital signs on all in office patients
- Complete Pharmacogenetic tests and call Fedex to pick up
tests
- Follow up on lab results advise patients/call lab as needed/fax
results to PCP
- Complete Prior Authorizations as needed
- Assist with applications for patient assistance programs
- Set up doc to doc calls as needed for PNP
- Administer drug screens as ordered by the PNP
- Log medications and samples in and out
- Provide samples to patients as ordered by PNP and document in
patient's chart accordingly
- Contact patients to cancel and reschedule any "office cancel"
appointments
- Check and log medication refrigerator temperatures daily
- Assist PNP and CET with filling PNP schedule
- Other duties as assignedQualifications and Education
Requirements:
- Medical Assistant Certificate preferred or similar training
such as Phlebotomy, Nursing, Emergency Medical Technician or
Certified Nursing Assistant.
- Certifications must be from a program that was fully accredited
during the entire time of the individual's attendance or applicable
training otherwise. Must supply copies of degrees and transcripts
as requested.
- Documented post certificate's experience for two (2) years,
including experience within the past 24 months providing medical
and or behavioral services, or an equivalent of experience, skills
and education. PI181627604
Keywords: CRISIS PREPARATION AND RECOVERY INC, Tempe , Medical Assistant, Healthcare , Tempe, Arizona
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