Medical Assistant
Location: Teaneck New Jersey
Description: NJ Retina is at present recruited Medical Assistant right now, this position will be placed in New Jersey. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Job Purpose:
Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
Duties:
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history! ; confirming purpose of visit.
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
- Saves ophthalmologist's time by helping with office procedures such as laser surgeries, and other procerdures.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential.
- Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions about surgery.
- Schedules surgeries by making arrangements with the surgical center; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission and consent forms.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; pl! acing orders; verifying receipt.
- Keeps equipment oper! ating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
- Serves and protects the ophthalmogy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Supply Management, Verbal Communication, Infection Control, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Organization, Scheduling, Professionalism, Customer Focus, Confidentiality, Bedside Manner, Medical Teamwork.
Group practice with seven locations in Northern New Jersey, traveling to multiple locations is required.
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If you were eligibl! e to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to NJ Retina.
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This position starts available on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:14:06 GMT