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Edinburg, TX 78539
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Medical Assistant (UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care - San Carlos)
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Position Information
Posting Number: SRGV7845
Working Title: Medical Assistant (UT Health RGV AHEC Primary Care - San Carlos)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Department: School of Medicine / Primary and Community Care ISU
FTE: 1.0
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Scope of Job
To provide excellent customer service and clinical care for patients of the UTRGV School of Medicine / UT Health Rio Grande Valley using interpersonal skills for oral, written and listening skills in Spanish and English.
Description of Duties
- Intake patients into clinic setting by obtaining vital signs, surgical/medical history, chief complaint, medications, and allergies. Document appropriately in the Electronic Health record.
- Report all pertinent findings to inter-professional team. Prepare charts as necessary for next scheduled clinic, provide physician with all necessary test results, lab results and medical records as requested. Answer all messages from patients by clinic policy, triaging calls, handle all medication refills or request via clinic policy. Communicate all necessary patient information to the inter-professional team in a timely manner.
- Answer telephones assisting patients with appointments, doctor/staff messaging, pharmacy refills, and laboratory questions.
- Provide full registration of new patients in the system as well as verification and updating existing patient information in practice management system.
- Perform simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site.
- Provide routine but complex instructions for patient procedures and treatments, according to unit guidelines and as delegated by providers and inter-professional team.
- Problem-solve issues related to the retrieval of medical information. Coordinate clinical services provided to patients according to payer guidelines (e.g., routing of lab specimens, ordering durable medical equipment).
- Help maintain an acceptable abandonment (no show) rates.
- Perform a variety of clinic specific telephone functions including scheduling and message management.
- May be required to provide coverage at other clinical sites as needed.
- Perform other related duties as assigned within the course and scope of this job.
Supervision
Receives general supervision from the assigned supervisor. No supervision given.
Required Education
High school diploma or equivalent and graduate of a Medical Assistant program.
Licenses/Certifications
Current Medical Assistant Certification or Registration.
Required Experience
Related experience in an ambulatory/primary care clinic.
Working Conditions
Usual office or clinical ambulatory patient care facility conditions. Some evening and/or weekend work may be required. Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Based on the area of assignment, extensive travel within the Rio Grande Valley may be required.
Other
Must be able to multi-task. Bilingual is preferred.
Employment Category
Full-Time
Minimum Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date
10/07/2024
Grant Funded Position
Yes, Grant Expiration Date: 08/31/2028
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission.
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