Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Schedule: Full time day shift (8am-5pm Mon and Thurs; 8am-4pm Tues, Wed, and Fri)

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Nason Medical center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being, so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Medical Assistant joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A successful Medical Assistant:

• Greets patients, families and patrons as they arrive to the clinic.
• Obtains and verifies all insurance, demographic, and financial information with each registration. Updates the information as needed. Obtains copies of insurance cards for the EMR.
• Monitors for and obtains referrals for patients.Instructs patients of requirement of referral prior to being seen on their appointment date.
• Assists in maintaining patient flow during the patient's visit.
• Schedules appointments via computerized system for physician practices.
• Accepts patient payments for bills, copays, etc. and documents accordingly with receipt given to the patient.
• Schedules surgeries, testing, and hospitalizations, works with insurance companies in pre-certification process, and obtains authorizations for diagnostic tests and referrals.
• Posts payment in EPIC accordingly, prepares audit journal and balances daily receipts.
• Prepares daily deposits accordingly.
• Provides patient care to infants through geriatric patients under the supervision of Physician(s) and Advanced Practitioner(s).
• Escorts patients to exam rooms, obtains vitals, and prepares patients for exam.
• Discharges patients from clinic with their instructions after being seen by a physician or APP.
• Assists physician and APP with exam and procedures, as requested.
• Performs POC testing as ordered by the provider and in accordance with the clinic protocols.
• Assists in patient care pre and post procedure and/or clinic visit.
• Attends assigned and/or scheduled in-service education meetings and staff meetings.
• Promotes an environment that is conducive to employee and patient safety.
• Must be flexible with workload, schedule, and location to meet department volume demands.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensures office equipment is in good operational order.
• Receives and processes messages from providers/clinical staff through In- Basket and patients through My Chart system in EPIC and the telephone.

What we're looking for

• High School graduate or equivalent
• CPR or acquired within 2 months of hire.
• Graduate of a Medical Office Assistant Program or CNA program or appropriate on the job training in a medical office or hospital setting preferred.
• Experience in a medical setting preferred.

• Medical Office Assistant Certification preferred

More about Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is a 45-bed hospital that serves rural and suburban populations in Roaring Spring, Altoona, and parts of Blair, Bedford, and Huntingdon counties. Caring for the community since 1900, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center prides itself on providing safe, high quality, compassionate care. With a state-of-the art cardiac catheterization lab, Conemaugh Nason offers a range of inpatient and outpatient cardiac services close to home when every minute matters. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency care as an accredited chest pain center, and offers comprehensive outpatient, imaging, diagnostic, and specialty services. As a LifePoint Health National Quality Leader, Conemaugh Nason is leading the way among peers by delivering the highest quality of care for patients.

Conemaugh Nason is also a member of the Conemaugh Health System, a Duke LifePoint Healthcare system. Conemaugh Health System serves more than a half-million patients each year through the Nason Physician Group, Conemaugh Physician Group and Medical Staff, a network of four hospitals, specialty clinics and patient-focused programs.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.