Float Medical Assistant

Job Description

About the Medical Assistant role

Upperline Health is seeking an energetic, compassionate and driven Float Medical Assistant to assist our physicians in delivering complex health services within the clinic setting. This person will be in our Crossville Clinic and will be responsible for supporting the physician with a range of clinical and administrative tasks. Responsibilities will vary, and candidates must be flexible problem solvers and collaborative team players who are eager to learn and tackle problems. Ideal candidates will have podiatry or orthopedic experience and x-ray experience.

Medical Assistant Responsibilities:

Place patients in exam rooms; ensuring that they are ready and comfortable for their appointment with the physician

Complete exam intake, including but not limited to; reviewing medical history, social history, surgical history, and the history of present illness

Complete vitals and required documentation in clinic EMR (athenahealth)

Provide patient care under the direction of a podiatric physician including taking x-rays and assisting in the exam room as required

Perform daily administrative tasks such as re-stocking exam rooms and disposing of exam room trash

Responsible for cleaning and sterilizing exam and x-ray rooms both after each patient visit and at the end of each day

Equipment sterilization

Conduct health assessments and complete visits with patients

Telephonic outreach and engagement with patients to coordinate ongoing preventative care

Care coordination activities including, but not limited to; medical records requests, order management, appointment scheduling, managing patient care referrals, etc

Travel to surrounding area clinics to provide support if needed

Other related duties as deemed necessary by Vincent Longobardo DPM\nCompany Description

Over 24 years of servicing Cumberland County and surrounding areas.

Full-time