Job Description
Arizona Community Physicians is seeking full-time Medical Assistant / Front Office Specialist with MA Certificate and great interpersonal skills to join our growing team.
Our Medical Front Office Specialists greet patients and visitors and perform various duties pertaining to patient registration and appointment scheduling. These duties may Include data entry, insurance verification, cashiering, record-keeping, and forms completion. Interfaces with back office personnel and physicians in facilitating patient flow. May also answer phones, route calls, and take messages.
Skill / Requirements
Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Performs medical assistant responsibilities, encompassing clinical, technical and administrative duties which support patient care and clinical operations. Works to facilitate patient flow and ensure an accurate and complete medical record for each patient. Responsibilities may vary daily depending on clinical site, physician and patient needs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history and confirming purpose of visit.
Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
Secures patient information by completing and safeguarding medical records, completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding and keeping patient information confidential.
Completes specimen labeling and routing, ancillary referrals, documentation, supply and pharmaceutical ordering, consent forms and waivers.
Maintains up-to-date resource materials (contract, ancillary and vendor grids; eligibility rosters, formularies).
Maintains organized system for timely call backs, related documentation and follow-through.
Accurately and thoroughly records patient concerns, phone triage and medication refills in medical record.
Reviews appointment schedules in advance to anticipate problems with patient flow. Prior to appointments, reviews medical records to ensure most recent dictation and lab results are filed.
Communicates effectively with front office staff regarding same day appointments, changes to schedule and related issues.
Assists with effective medical records management by accurately completing requests for charts, and out guide cards and returning medical records to file room expeditiously.
Maintains supply stock in exam rooms and overall inventory of supplies and pharmaceuticals.
Maintains logs and records as required by OSHA/CLIA regulations.
Performs other indirect patient services and clerical duties to facilitate the overall management of patient.
Demonstrates competency in carrying out prescribed treatment plan and monitoring patient’s condition.
Demonstrates competency in performing EKG, holter, treadmill, peak flow, pulse oximetry, spirometry, ear lavage, vitals, collecting and preparing lab specimens, in-office laboratory tests, sterilizing equipment and instruments, administering injections and medications, drawing blood, handling and disposing of contaminated supplies, removing sutures and changing dressings.
Demonstrates competency in assisting with procedures by well executed arrangement of exam room, equipment and instruments. Demonstrates thorough understanding of OSHA/CLIA guidelines regarding universal precautions, bio hazardous safety and infection control.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications: One year of experience as a front office receptionist with computer and telephone responsibilities.
Other Qualifications: Excellent verbal communication and general clerical skills.

To apply for this job email your details to careers@azacp.com