Medical Assistant, Full Time
Company: Northern Nevada Medical Group
Location: Sparks
Posted on: November 8, 2024
Job Description:
Responsibilities
ABOUT NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL GROUP -Northern Nevada Medical Group,
part of Northern Nevada Health System, offers a comprehensive range
of healthcare services for the entire family. Our providers offer
wellness services, family, geriatric and internal medicine, along
with specialty care including cardiology, general surgery, podiatry
and sleep medicine. Independence Physician Management (IPM), a
subsidiary of UHS, was formed in 2012 as the physician services
unit of UHS. IPM develops and manages multi-specialty physician
networks and urgent care clinics which align with UHS acute care
facilities. It also provides select services for the Behavioral
Health division of UHS. Through continuing growth, IPM operates in
11 markets across six states and the District of Columbia. Our
leadership team, practitioners, and teams of healthcare
professionals are collectively dedicated to improving the health
and wellness of people in the communities we serve. -Website:
http://nnmg.com -This Medical Assistant opportunity is full time,
offers full benefits and a convenient day shift schedule. -This
position is responsible for performing a wide variety of patient
care duties which include assisting in examination and treatment of
patients under the direction of a physician. Interviewing patients,
measures vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood
pressure, weight, and height), venipuncture and procedure as
directed by the physician within the scope of practice in - - - -
-the State. -Documentation is recorded in the Electronic Medical
Record in accordance with IPM guideline. Prepares treatment rooms
for examination of patients. - Assists in covering the front desk
as required. -Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Participates in decision-making and
process improvement.Ensures that patient rooms, nursing station and
storage rooms are kept stocked, clean, manages product expiration
date; ensures all equipment is kept clean according to infection
prevention standards.Distributes referrals as necessary to
physicians and insurance companies; keep proper documentation of
referral requests/responses in patient charts.Pre-authorize
prescriptions and clinical tests (CT, MRI, Ultrasound, etc.) as
necessary.Phone/faxing patient prescriptions as necessarySchedules
Diagnostic Imaging studies BMDs dietician appointments, cardiology
testing, and radiology testing for patients, and completes all
appropriate paperwork.Accurately performs clinical duties to
include triaging patients, checking patient vitals, administering
injections and venipunctures, and prepping patients for physician
exam.Benefits for full and part time employees:
- ** $2,000.00 Retention Bonus**
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- -Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off -
- -Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug
Plans
- -401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- -Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+
Subsidiaries! -
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:
benefits.uhsguest.com - -About Universal Health ServicesOne of the
nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and
healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has
built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing
steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500
corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the
year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired
Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's
Largest Public Companies. -Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA,
UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow
through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals,
behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory
care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and
various related services located all over the U.S. States,
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.
-If you would like to learn more about the position before
applying, please contact Heidi Haught, Senior Recruiter @
heidi.haught@uhsinc.com.
Qualifications
Requrements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required -
- Medical Assistant certificate required - - - - - - - - - - - -
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- Current BLS/CPR certification required
- Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Medical Assistant -
- Fluent with medical terminology required -EEO StatementAll UHS
subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual
respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all
applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity
employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to
recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of
individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex
(including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),
genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal,
state or local laws. - -We believe that diversity and inclusion
among our teammates is critical to our success. -NoticeAt UHS and
all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and
recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching
skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS
and our subsidiaries. - We take pride in creating a highly
efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the
recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request
financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit
card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters
will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail,
Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or
job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know
by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com - or 1-800-852-3449.
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