Medical Assistant II
On-siteSarasota, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Conduct comprehensive patient intakes, including obtaining vital signs, recording medical histories, and reviewing medication and allergy information. Assist providers during examinations, minor procedures, wound care, and diagnostic testing while ensuring patient comfort and safety. Perform EKGs, immunizations, and specimen collection in accordance with policy and competency standards. Prepare, label, and process laboratory samples and point-of-care tests accurately. Maintain infection control, safety protocols, and equipment calibration across all clinical areas. Support providers with patient triage, care coordination, and transitions across clinical settings. Provide patient education regarding medications, treatment plans, chronic condition management, and preventive care. Accurately document clinical data, provider instructions, and patient updates in the electronic health record (EHR). Schedule, confirm, and track patient appointments, referrals, authorizations, and test results to ensure timely care. Verify insurance coverage and assist with prior authorizations, billing, and coding processes as needed. Monitor inventory levels and prepare examination or procedure rooms with required supplies and equipment. Participate in performance improvement initiatives, clinical audits, and safety drills to support continuous quality improvement. Facilitate communication among patients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care. Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA, OSHA, infection control, and all compliance standards. Uphold compassionate, culturally competent care while maintaining sensitivity to diverse patient populations. Demonstrate excellent guest service to internal team members and patients.
Required Qualifications
- HIPAA
- OSHA
- infection control
- compliance standards
- clinical guidelines
- provider supervision standards
- organizational policies
- competency standards
- cultural competence
- sensitivity to diverse patient populations
- guest service
- accurate documentation
- patient flow
- patient education
- patient triage
- care coordination
- transitions across clinical settings
- insurance coverage verification
- prior authorizations
- billing
- coding
- inventory management
- equipment calibration
- performance improvement initiatives
- clinical audits
- safety drills
- continuous quality improvement
- interdisciplinary communication
- patient-centered care
- compassionate care
- comprehensive patient intakes
- vital signs
- medical histories
- medication and allergy information
- examinations
- minor procedures
- wound care
- diagnostic testing
- EKGs
- immunizations
- specimen collection
- laboratory samples
- point-of-care tests
- examination rooms
- procedure rooms
- supplies
- equipment
- electronic health record (EHR)
- patient appointments
- referrals
- authorizations
- test results
- billing and coding processes
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