Medical Assistant
28 days ago
Woodmere
Job Description Must be FULLY Covid-19 vaccinated. Experience required. Full time and Part time weekends available. Education and Experience: • Excellent communication skills., • Excellent customer service skills., • Good understanding of skin anatomy., • Good problem-solving and analytical skills., • Ability to work as a team member., • Well-organized with attention to detail., • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously., • Empathetic with patient needs and concerns., • Ability to work well with physicians, anticipating their needs regarding patient treatment., • Hands-on experience with electronic medical records, • Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment., • Reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented, • Escorts patients to exam rooms in order of appointment times., • Interviews patients to obtain history, family history, and history of allergies and medications and records information on patients’ charts., • Prepares treatment room according to scheduled procedure or anticipate physicians needs if non-scheduled procedure is likely., • Assists physician with biopsies and surgical procedures such as excisions, ED&C, etc., • Hands instruments and materials to doctor as directed., • Cleans and sterilizes instruments., • Straightens and cleans exam rooms after patient visits., • Completely and correctly fills out all required pathology and laboratory requisition documents. Document laboratory pick-ups. Call Labs for outstanding tests., • Answers telephone inquiries from patients, or primary care physicians., • Stocks all exam rooms., • Ensures patients receive medications that requires pre-authorization from insurance carrier., • Receive, process and document all requirements, submit the required documentation, and update the Prior Authorization submission documents when necessary, • Review chart documentation to ensure patient meets medical policy guidelines, • Prioritize incoming authorization requests according to urgency, • Obtain authorization via payer website or by phone and follow up regularly on pending cases, • Maintain files to include up to date requirements needed to successfully obtain authorizations