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Medical Assistant

TNUA Tennessee Urology Associates CKnoxville, Tennessee

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Job Description

Why Join Us? 

At United Urology Group, our employees are at the heart of our mission and have incredible opportunities to impact our patients' lives with their urologic care.

We foster a culture that thrives on compassion, teamwork, integrity, and diversity, all of which start with our staff! We deliver a cohesive approach to urologic care that provides patients with access to experienced specialists, a superb team of healthcare professionals, and the most advanced technology for patient treatments and therapies. We offer competitive salaries and a great work/life balance: enjoy your weekends! UUG offers outstanding benefits, including tuition reimbursement, health, dental, and vision insurance, corporate discounts, and much more!

Job Description:

TheMedical Assistantcoordinates clinical care, including direct and indirect patient care, andassiststhe clinical supervisor and physicians in infection control, inventory, and equipment maintenance. The medical assistant’s role is toassistunder the authorized delegation of physicians.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares daily exam rooms in the clinical area for patient care, including stocking all necessary supplies.

  • Escorts patients to exam rooms, taking the required vital signs and obtaining urine specimens; performs dip and automated urinalysis and microscopic preparation and review whenindicated.

  • Triage patient calls for pharmacy requests, test results, medical questions, and concerns as directed by the physician; document outcomes in EHR.

  • Assistsin the maintenance of all logs and records for OSHA/MOSHA.

  • Adheres to and follows sterilization and disinfection practices throughout the facility.

  • Adheres to bio-hazardous or red bag waste policy and procedure for properly disposing of biomedical waste.

  • Maywelcome and greet all patients and visitors in person or over the phone.

Qualifications

  • Minimum High School Diploma or GED.

  • Completion of a Medical Assistant program or one year of Medical Assistant experience in a medical clinic is. Urology experience is a plus.

  • Proficiencyin triaging patients, phlebotomy, administering injections, obtaining vitals, and processing specimens.

Key Competencies

  • Excellent customer service skills.

  • Attention to detail and willingness to learn.

  • Proficiencyin triaging patients, phlebotomy, administering injections, obtaining vitals, and processing specimens.

  • Proficient knowledge of medical terminology,ICD, and CPT Codes.

  • Strong communicationskills, both verbal& written.

  • Proficient computer software and database skills.

  • Comfortable speaking on the phone and working in a fast-paced environment.

  • Very comfortableasking probing questions to patients.

  • Mustdemonstratea caring, compassionate, and patient attitude.

  • Maintain HIPAA compliance.

  • Multitasking and proactive problem-solving.

  • A high levelof professionalism.

Travel

  • As part of yourposition’srequirements, you are expected to travel to other sites within a reasonable geographic region.

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