Description
Are you passionate about helping kids be their best selves?
Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics is hiring a Regular Part Time Medical Assistant I to support the Children's Express Care office in Moon. Evening and weekend availability required to support the hours of operation (Three evenings/week and ever other weekend).
Reliable transportation required to travel to nearby CCP offices for support as needed.
Clinic Hours:
Monday through Friday: 5 p.m to 9 p.m.
Saturday: Noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks.
Responsibilities:
- Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with Health Insurance.
- Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations.
- Perform phlebotomy, EKG's, and level one labs.
- Perform clinic procedures according to policy and procedure.
- Assist physicians with procedures. Document patient information into the medical record.
- Answering calls and providing pertinent information including patient education as directed.
- Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment according to department protocol.
- Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.
- Clean according to scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records.
- Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
- Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
- Complete forms/requisitions as needed.
- Schedule appointments.
- Verify insurance coverage and patient demographics.
- Prepare and managing charts to ensure information completed and filed appropriately.
- Other front office responsibilities, as required.
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
- Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
- Comply with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures
- Check schedules and organizing patient flow.
- Accompany patients to exam/procedure room.
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc.
- Collect patient information/history; taking vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines.
- Relay instructions to patients/families.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Successful completion of Medical Assistant program or equivalent hospital program preferred.
- Minimum of one-year work experience in a public contact job, preferably service related or as a Medical Assistant preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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