Job Details
Qualifications
- BLS Certification
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Communication skills
- High school diploma or GED
- LPN
- Managed care
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Travel reimbursement
Job Description
JOB ID: MBOCLA210503
Full-time position exists at Mercer-Bucks Orthopaedics, PC, a premier subspecialty-oriented orthopedic group with offices in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and Lawrenceville, Hamilton, Marlton, Princeton, and Monroe New Jersey. Clinical Assistant prepares patients to see the physicians, facilitates lab tests and paperwork as needed, coordinates patient care, and assists with clinical duties as directed to facilitate smooth patient flow. May perform as primary clinical assistant for a specific provider. This position requires candidate to be able to work at all locations of MBO. Some travel between MBO offices may be required. May need occasional half-day Saturday availability.
Qualifications
- High school degree required
- Minimum CMA certification required, LPN preferred
- Training in orthopedics-specific assisting a plus
- At least one year of experience in clinical assisting required
- Working knowledge of managed care basics
- Pleasant speaking voice and demeanor
- Good communication skills
- Neat, professional appearance
- Bilingual a plus
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Greets patient and escorts them from the waiting room to exam rooms; prepares patients for exam or treatment
- Puts charts up for physicians when patient is ready in exam room
- Prepares exam rooms with necessary instruments
- Assists physicians in preparing for examinations and minor procedures
- Informs patients of tests and medications needed and if prior authorization is required,
- Schedules tests and off site procedures when necessary
- Retrieves and responds to telephone messages left for the doctor by patients; liaison as a patient care coordinator.
- Prepares and maintains supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization
- Disposes of contaminated items according to OSHA guidelines
- Cleans and disinfects exam rooms between patients according to CDC guidelines
- Obtains and handles laboratory specimens according to CLIA guidelines
- Enters and scans patient demographic and health information into the computerized chart and all notes given with the appointment.
- Performs patient education when appropriate
- Replenishes supplies—stocks and cleans exam rooms
- Takes medical stock inventory and communicates supply shortages to Office Manager or Practice Manager
- Performs cast removal and preparation for cast application; removes sutures and staples.
- Escorts patient back to exam room.
- Directs test results and correspondence to physician for review and treatment plan
- Schedules surgeries and preparation instructions to patients as per site of procedures.
- Attends annual CPR, OSHA and CLIA training programs
- Attends all regular meetings
- Performs all other tasks and projects assigned by the Director of Clinical Operations and physicians.
MBO offers excellent compensation and benefits for the right candidate.
MBO is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Visit us at mbortho.com
Benefit Conditions:
- Waiting period may apply
- Only full-time employees eligible
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Temperature screenings
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Medical-Surgical
- Orthopedics
- Podiatry
- Sports Medicine
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
Work setting:
- Private practice
COVID-19 considerations:
Most our employees are vaccinated against COVID19, and new hires will be asked to either get vaccinated or get tested twice weekly before they report to their shift. PPE, social distancing, reduced schedules limiting patient volume in place.
Application Question(s):
- Are you vaccinated against COVID-19, or, if not, are you willing to get fully vaccinated within the month following your acceptance of job offer?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Medical Assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations