Medical Assistant Pediatrics
12 days ago
Fort Lee
Job DescriptionDescription: The Pediatric Medical Assistant is responsible for providing high quality direct patient care and assisting providers and other clinical staff with patient care and other clinical and administrative duties in a professional manner. Ability to competently and skillfully perform all clinical and clerical functions including, but not limited to: vital signs, patient interview, electronic documentation, screening tools, lab/specimen prep, point of care collection and processing, filing, processing records, answering phones, verifying insurance, scheduling appointments and processing referrals. Must provide age-appropriate care in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the patient served. Advocare, LLC is a partnership of the top doctors in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, including pediatricians, family practice and specialist. As part of the team, you’ll work side-by-side with forward-thinking professionals who strive to provide the highest quality medical care by meeting and exceeding standards for clinical outcomes while delivering exceptional patient service in an evolving healthcare environment. As a full-time Advocare employee, the following benefits are available for you and your family: Medical/prescription coverage; dental coverage; vision care; flexible spending accounts; health savings account, if applicable; voluntary hospital indemnity; voluntary term life insurance and AD voluntary short-term disability and long-term disability; critical illness, cancer, and accident insurance; group auto and homeowners insurance; commuter benefits; 401(k). Essential Functions: • Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks and clinical duties including but not limited to obtaining and recording patient medical histories, receiving and directing phone calls, ensuring successful completion of all forms, • Maintaining medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep the medical equipment operating, • Preparing patients for examination by performing physical tests, take vitals, reporting patient history summary, • Preparing treatment rooms for clinical examinations, • Counseling patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about the treatment, • Delivering attention, compassionate support, and assistance to patients and families, • Ensuring compliance with all healthcare regulations including HIPPA, OSHA, etc., • Aides staff, physicians, and other faculty as needed, • Firm grasp on medical practices, administrative processes, and organizational policies, • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, • Proficient in administrative tasks, • Must be highly organized and detail-oriented; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, • Familiarity with medical terminology and digital record systems, • Ability to communicate effectively and verbalize ideas, • Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands and demonstrates the highest level of customer/client service and response, • High school diploma or equivalent required, • One year of prior experience in a medical setting preferredRequirements: