Medical Assistant, Practice Operations
St. Luke's University Health Network
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Allentown • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Assist in the delivery of healthcare support for the practice
- Conduct pre-visit planning by reviewing and updating the patient’s medical record prior to the appointment
- Completes pre-charting of all value based pieces up to five days prior to patient’s appointment
- Responsible for preparing patients for examination and escorting them into the exam room
- Provides other patient care services as needed/directed
- Communicates and coordinates with providers or Care Team
- Actively participates in department activities
- Responsible to dispose Bio-Hazardous waste and regular waste per practice protocol
- Maintains vaccine temperature logs, inventory and ordering of medical supplies
- Performs other administrative tasks as needed
- Brings suggestions for improvement to the attention of Practice Managers and Providers
- Actively participates in maintaining and/or improving quality improvement initiatives
Requirements
- High School degree or equivalent required
- Graduates of accredited Medical Assistant programs are strongly preferred
- Two years of experience in similar healthcare setting is preferred
- Customer service experience is strongly preferred
- BLS/CPR: Current or within 60 days of hire; through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
pre-chartingpatient caremedical record managementinventory managementvaccine temperature loggingbio-hazardous waste disposaladministrative tasks
Soft skills
communicationcoordinationcustomer serviceteam participationsuggestion for improvement
Certifications
BLSCPR