Medical Assistant (255) - Summit Pointe Job Board

Posting Details

Pay Rate: $17.48 - $21.63 

FLSA status: Union/Non-Exempt

Reports To: Director of Revenue Cycle

Openings: One

Job Summary

• The Medical Assistant supervises and organizes offices, ensuring smooth operations and communication with diverse populations. They possess knowledge of medical coding, terminology, and healthcare delivery systems, and participate in competency improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to communicate with individuals of varying populations (pediatric, geriatric) as well as those with visual, hearing, and speech impairments.
• Has thorough knowledge and understanding of basic medical coding, medical terminology, healthcare delivery systems, medical assistant lab skills, medical office management/procedures, medical law and ethics, pharmacology and record information management systems.
• Assist in a variety of administrative and clinical tasks within the medical setting under supervision.
• Prepares written documentation according to funding and regulatory standards.
• Shall ensure compliance and participation with competency improvement activities including, but not limited to, credentialing, continuing medical education (per CMA criteria), maintaining status as Certified Medical Assistant, and professional improvement activities.
• Demonstrates good organizational, verbal/written communication, computer, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

Educational

• Medical Assistant Certification or Registration required. Must submit evidence of application and successful completion of exam requirements to obtain the status of either Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA). Continued employment beyond probationary period is contingent upon receipt and ongoing maintenance of this certification.

Basic Qualifications

• Two years of progressively more responsible experience in providing medical assistant services within a family practice setting under the supervision of a fully licensed physician and office administrator preferred.
• Two years of experience in medical billing and medical record management activities preferred.
• Two years of experience in utilizing ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding preferred.
• Specialized training, skills and abilities: Lived experiences with behavioral health issues are desired.

Trauma Informed System of Care:

A trauma-informed approach to service delivery emphasizes physical and emotional safety, choice, empowerment, and trustworthiness for customers.  The impact of trauma is broad and touches many life domains.  Participation is mandatory for activities required for Summit Pointe to become a “Trauma Informed System of Care.”

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment that generates noise from computer equipment/peripherals.
• Possible exposure to health risks (violence and infectious diseases).
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects up to 25 lbs.
• May be required to work variable hours/shifts.

Summit Pointe introduces a set of competencies tailored to not only enhance your individual growth but also significantly contribute to the success and resilience of our organization. These competencies have been carefully chosen to align with our strategic goals, ensuring that each of our employees is well-equipped to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. Summit Pointe is invested in the continued growth of its employees to master these competencies. It is not just an investment in your personal and professional development but a key driver for our collective success. As you embark on a journey with Summit Pointe you make a commitment to excellence.

Competencies:

• Innovation & Creativity - Generates new, varied, and unique ideas, and makes connections between previously unrelated ideas.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Synthesizes and integrates ideas; brainstorms to produce new ideas or results; able to adjust or change to best meet the needs of the situation or environment.
• Verbal Communications - Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively to exchange information.
• Written Communication - Clearly exchanges information using appropriate platforms to deliver messages.
• Digital Literacy - Leveraging existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals.
• Technical Aptitude - Skillful in use of tools, hardware, software and equipment.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Exercises sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.  Ability to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts and data.
• Quantitative Reasoning - The application of mathematical, logical and statistical skills to interpret data and produce new information.
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Global Fluency - Demonstrates openness, values differences and practices inclusiveness.
• Professionalism & Work Ethic - Demonstrates personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time management.
• Initiative - Independently determining what needs to be done and acting on it.
• Leadership - Leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals and uses interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. (This is where we’d also include supervisory responsibilities, if applicable).
• Project Management - Initiates, structures, and carries out steps to complete projects and tasks.

Summit Pointe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

PCN # 255