Job Description

Envision Healthcare is a leading national medical group focused on delivering high quality care to patients when and where they need it most. More than 30,000 clinicians and clinical support teammates call Envision home. We welcome teammates of every background and work in communities that reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, and economic diversity of our country.

Through Envision Physician Services and AMSURG, our clinician-led organization is changing the face of healthcare by delivering high-quality care that puts the patient first.

Envision’s core values drive continual advancement and ingenuity across the enterprise:

Be Curious-embrace learning, seek out diversity of thought, listen openly, ask questions, and ask for feedback
Instill Trust-have the hard conversation, presume good intent, honor commitments, and do the right thing for patients and each other
Pursue Extraordinary-challenge the status quo, champion change, innovate and constantly aim higher
Care Deeply-serve patients, partners, communities, and each other with empathy, compassion, and respect
Embrace Teamwork-work cross-functionally, break down walls, develop others, be inclusive and unite to improve patient health
Inspire Joy-seek fulfillment and the joy of medicine, appreciate others, celebrate wins, and promote wellness and belonging

Benefits

We offer you an outstanding total compensation package, and a variety of health and welfare benefit options (to qualified employees) to help protect your health and promote your wellbeing. The benefits package includes: medical, dental and vision, life & disability, 401k, HSA, Flexible Spending and an Employee Assistance Program.

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Medical Assistant I at our busy and successful eMedical Urgent Care Clinic in Berkeley Heights, NJ. This Medical Assistant I is a Lead role that oversees and manages all clinical aspects of the office practice. The Medical Assistant I performs clinical functions to include taking history and vital signs, documenting results, coordinating lab and prescription orders, and assisting with minor office procedures. This role assures optimal patient flow within the clinical areas and communicates issues with physicians as well as with clinical and administrative staff and management.

This is a Great onsite opportunity for the right Licensed or Certified Medical Assistant .. probably more importantly, this is a fun, team spirited group of people that everyone has been thrilled to join!

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical:

Takes patient vital signs, medical histories, prepare patient for tests or examinations, explain procedures to patient, assist physician during exam, calling in prescriptions to pharmacies and may prepare patient (depending on location) for X-rays.
Frequent communication with physicians and MLP's to discuss patient concerns requiring thorough knowledge of processes and issues.
Following standard operating procedures for Certified Medical Assistants, will perform basic medical procedures such as clean and dress patient wound or remove sutures and staples as directed by the MLP or Physician.

Administrative:

Work with patients to schedule appointments/medical procedures, process insurance forms, FMLA forms, update patient charts and records.  Identify and resolve problems in reasonableness of FMLA requests, insurance pre-certifications, etc.
Maintain a professional and courteous demeanor when answering phones, greeting or corresponding with patients, co-workers and physicians.  Create, maintain and update patient medical records in system always keeping patient medical records confidential.
In addition to the above handles, ordering medical supplies, clean and stock exam rooms, clean surgical instruments and prepare and run autoclave.
Perform other administrative responsibilities to support the business. Look for opportunities to streamline processes or improve quality or efficiency.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Qualifications

Thorough understanding of a medical facility's processes and practices
Flexibility and ability to multitask
Professional and courteous communication
Sense of urgency
A clean driving record and active Driver's License for up to 10% travel as needed.

Education/Experience

High School Diploma or GED
Medical Assistant Certification or License
1+ year's experience as a Medical Assistant