About the Role
This position is responsible for assisting clinicians and nursing staff in providing medical care, implementing and evaluating direct patient care, and utilizing specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide an excellent patient experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepares patients for exams and treatments by taking and recording vital signs, symptoms, and measurements, and documenting chief complaints and pain scores.
- Assists providers with exams and minor in-office procedures, including taking vital signs, performing phlebotomies, ear irrigations, and EKGs.
- Coordinates and manages patient care, including pre-certifications, referrals, authorizations, prescriptions, and scheduling.
- Provides clerical support for patient notifications and documentation, including complete medical records, labs, authorizations, X-rays, and hospital records.
- Maintains a clean and functional environment, including cleaning and disinfection of equipment, exam rooms, and storage areas.
- Orders supplies as directed and stocks patient care areas.
- Develops and maintains effective communication with all external and internal customers.
- Completes all necessary on-boarding and orientation activities, including simulation training.
- Works under the direct supervision of providers and interacts with various levels of staff, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
- Completion of an approved medical assistant training program as defined by state regulations.
- Active Medical Assistant Certification is required.
- Certification or additional training must meet the requirements for Meaningful use.
- BLS certification required.
- Requires strong computer skills, including the ability to work with medical software.
- Requires exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Requires the ability to manage multiple changing priorities in an effective and organized fashion.
- Employees working in specific Behavioral Health clinical settings must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment.
- An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
Skills
- Medical Assistant Certification (RMA, CMA, CCMA, or NCMA)
- BLS certification
- Computer skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple changing priorities
Location
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2946 E Gateway Dr. Gilbert AZ
Work Type
- Full-time
- Day Shift
Experience Level
- Experience with office medical procedures and treatments preferred.
- Knowledge of insurance, managed care operations, EMR and scheduling software preferred.
Education Level
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent
- Completion of an approved medical assistant training program
About the Company
- Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center features comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography, and advanced patient monitoring.
- Banner Gateway Medical Center has achieved Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
- Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department, and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency, and other services focused on meeting the changing needs of the community.
- Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center provides world-class care for oncology patients, both inpatient and outpatient.
- The center offers leading oncology programs, including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care.
- Capabilities include linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, and a cryopreservation lab.
- The inpatient medical oncology unit utilizes an electronic surveillance partnership for patient care, with remote nurses interacting via two-way audio-video.
Equal Opportunity
- EEO/Disabled/Veterans
- Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
