Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant)

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking a full-time Patient Care Assistant (Medical Assistant) to work at the clinic located in Morton Grove, IL. This Assistant’s responsibilities include all duties related to the back-office with occasional front desk duties.

Responsibilities

assigned to individuals can and will change at any time at the discretion of management or the supervisor. Back Office Responsibilities:

1. Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
2. Stock exam rooms with supplies each morning, clean rooms between patients
3. Maintain inventory of medical supplies, completing requisitions (order forms) in a timely manner to ensure supplies are not depleted
4. Other tasks as assigned by management Front Office Responsibilities:
5. Filing of all scanned paperwork daily
6. Fax clinic schedules to physicians for next clinic day.
7. Prepare travel chart weekly
8. Open and distribute mail, daily
9. Print schedule for following clinic day. Verity that all progress notes and super-bills are attached
10. Order office supplies
11. Answer telephone calls, including closed offices at different locations
12. Page on consultations to physicians. Page should include consult, hospital, patient name, room number, referring physician, and hospital phone number with appropriate extension
13. Make appointments for new and existing patients according to set guidelines. If patient is new, directions should be given
14. Handle and process billing information daily
15. Handle and process dictation, letters, and physician orders daily
16. Register patients, enter and/or update patient demographics, make copies of vital information
17. Collect co-payments and past due balances from patients at check-in/check-out desk
18. Coordinate and process referral information for managed care patients
19. Process medical records requests
20. Escort patients from reception to exam room, documenting height, weight, blood pressure and temperature as indicated, document patient’s chief complaint and notify doctor when patient is ready to be seen
21. Obtain laboratory specimens as requested, completing lab requisitions and preparing samples for pick-up by lab. Document same in Medical Record
22. Ensure superbills are completed at visit end, including, visit code, diagnoses and all labs ordered Requirements Must have at least (1) one year of clinical practice experience, preferably in an office setting Must be comfortable with back office responsibilities High school Education or equivalent Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19. Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.

Benefits

401(k) Dental insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Salary $39,000-$52,000 ($19/hour + monthly bonus)