Float Medical Assistant
HCA Healthcare
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hamilton • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $19 - $28 per hour
About the role
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
- Cleans exam rooms, obtains lab specimens.
- Assists the physicians and other staff as needed.
- Selects appropriate equipment prior to collection to streamline process.
- Verifies specimen orders per department policy.
- Prepares exam rooms for patient encounters and assists LIP as requested.
- Maintains appropriate levels of supplies and all relevant forms for any testing performed and maintains statistics as assigned.
- Performs thoroughly all clerical duties as needed, including but not limited to patient registration, answering phones, scheduling appointments, initiating, maintaining and filing medical records and timely distribution of reports.
- Performs electrocardiograms and other relevant tests including point of care testing following established policies and procedures and universal precautions.
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit.
- Documents medical information in electronic medical records including medication and refill information and patient call documentation.
- Keeps rooms stocked and organized.
- Organizes paperwork and filing.
- Coordinates with front office personnel and ancillary staff in professional and positive manner in adherence of policies and procedures in support of patient service.
- Assists in front office functions as assigned including but not limited to: Checkout/in duties with claim creation and assuring complete process of discharge paperwork, referrals, patient education, appointments, insurance eligibility etc.
- Performs other selected clinical and clerical duties that assist in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management under the direction of a provider and manager in accordance with the objectives and policies of Capital Health (CH) and respective state laws governing such action and activities.
- Cross-trained to perform Patient Reception Rep job duties as needed.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- American Heart Association BLS certification
- Completion of an accredited MA program
- Active MA certification
Benefits
- Medical Plan
- Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare
- FSA - Dependent Care
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Transit
- Commuter Parking
- Supplemental Life Insurance - Voluntary Life
- Spouse - Voluntary Life
- Employee - Voluntary Life
- Child Voluntary Legal Services
- Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
electrocardiogramspoint of care testingpatient registrationmedical records managementspecimen collectionvital signs measurementclerical dutiesscheduling appointmentspatient history documentationclaim creation
Soft Skills
communicationorganizationinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationattention to detailprofessionalismcustomer servicetime managementproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
American Heart Association BLS certificationMA certificationaccredited MA program completion