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Full Time Permanent

Wexford, Pennsylvania · USA job

Medical Assistant - Digestive Health - Wexford - Full Time

Highmark Health

Wexford, Pennsylvania

Job description

Allegheny Health Network Job Posting

Assists physicians and extenders in providing proper medical care for patients. May assist as receptionist if working in a physician practice setting.

Rooms and interviews patients to obtain medical information and to measure their vital signs, weight, and height. Records information in the medical record.

Helps physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections.

Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the room stocked and cleaned, reordering supplies, and disposing of biohazard supplies.

Schedules procedures and obtains authorizations as necessary.

May collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing; give injections.

Utilizes EHR system to perform front-office duties.

Minimum:

  • High School / GED
  • 1 year in a Direct Patient care role, including vital signs. (Candidate experience must align with expected clinical functions (i.e., injections, phlebotomy, EKG's)

Additional Employment Requirements:

  • CPR American Heart Association
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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