Medical Assistant

Who we are:

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices that provides the support, capital and operational resources physicians need to grow thriving practices for the future. As a Management Services Organization (MSO), Spire provides the infrastructure for administrative operations that allows practices to operate at their highest level, so doctors can focus their efforts on what matters most - patient care. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, the Spire network spans the Northeast with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers and 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

What you'll do:

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Prepares charts/notes for the day by review before hours daily.

• Replenishes/stocks/organizes supplies and equipment in the patient rooms and nursing stations daily.

• Assists the physicians with all aspects of patient care; implementing Universal Precautions.

• Prepares for procedures by prepping and positioning the patient safely; setting up the room.

• Oversees the flow of patients within their area; keeping track of time, late arrivals, no-shows, etc.

• Keeps physician aware of problems throughout the day; urgent messages, urgent patient appts., abnormal labs/test that may come to the physician during the day, etc.

• Review patient messages and completes with physicians' input; performs call backs, writes notes, etc.

• Documents all completed messages in EMR and informs triage of status per e-message.

• Coordinates call backs of tests to patients as physician reviews/signs off completed tests in EMR.

• Completes all forms necessary to process patients through authorization for tests ordered.

• Prepares clinical paperwork for scanning daily; writing EMR numbers and DOBs on all papers/notes.

• Cleans and disinfects patient care areas at the end of each day.

• Sterilization of clinical instruments as necessary.

• Works as needed for other clinical staff members with a physician or in triage.

• Trains to fit patients on all durable medical equipment within Medical Assistant scope.

• Attends incoming inventory as time allows or assigned; restocking clinical areas.

• Any other duties which may be deemed necessary within the clinical department by the manager.

• Properly shuts down the rooms including logging out of computers, cleaning and preparing exam tables for the next day and changing sharps containers.

• Maintains EMR worklists assigned by clinical manager.

• Travels to all locations as needed by the practice.