Location: Pittsburgh,PA, USA
UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is looking for a full-time Medical Assistant to join the Complete Primary Care Associates team at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh! The hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, with no evenings, weekends, or holidays!
**Responsibilities:**
+ Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with Health Insurance. Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations.
+ Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
+ Complete forms/requisitions as needed.
+ Schedule appointments.
+ Verify insurance coverage and patient demographics.
+ Prepare and managing charts to ensure information completed and filed appropriately.
+ Other front office responsibilities, as required.
+ Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment according to department protocol.
+ Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.
+ Clean according to scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records.
+ Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
+ Check schedules and organizing patient flow.
+ Accompany patients to exam/procedure room.
+ Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc.
+ Collect patient information/history, taking vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines.
+ Relay instructions to patients/families.
+ Answering calls and providing pertinent information including patient education as directed.
+ Perform phlebotomy, EKG's, and level one labs.
+ Perform clinic procedures according to policy and procedure.
+ Assist physicians with procedures.
+ Document patient information into the medical record.
+ Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e., OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
+ Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
+ Comply with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures.
+ Under the direction and supervision of a physician, administer injectable medication and vaccines when appropriate.
+ High school diploma or equivalent is required.
+ Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology, examination, diagnostic and treatment room responsibilities. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
+ Act 34
**UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**
UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, which support the implementation of our diversity strategy.