Medical Assistant - Admin Cancer Ctr - MFS Talent

• Shift: Days - 8 hours, 40hrs/week
• Work location: Onsite; Palo Alto, CA
• Compensation: $30 to $33 per hour
  

• Assists physicians with procedure set-ups, patient procedures and examinations.
• Performs patient care, including vital signs, weights, rooming, assisting with procedures, medication administration (vaccinations) and injections and other necessary tests.
• As required, performs waived testing (urine dipstick, urine pregnancy test, blood glucose testing), perform EKGs, and administers immunizations. Collects and sends specimens to appropriate labs for testing per protocol.
• Schedules and edits and maintains patient-physician appointments for new and returning patients, using the scheduling system.
• Acts as non-clinical liaison/concierge/navigator for the referred patients in any way the patient needs before, during or after an encounter with a medical facility.
• Informs patient's authorization and collects payment for new and returning patients, using the scheduling system.
• Collects patient demographic and insurance data and enters it into systems as well as assigns medical record numbers
• Assures appropriate verifications and authorizations are complete before the patient sees a provider

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent Required
• Medical Assistant Certificate/Diploma from an approved school /institution or equivalent documented training. Required
  

• 1 - 5 years of directly related experience Required
  

• BLS - Basic Life Support required
• CMA - Certified or Registered Medical Assistant preferred
  

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Sick time off