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The purpose of the Medical Assistant is to provide a team-based approach to patient care and an exceptional patient experience. The Medical Assistant will emphasize highly personalized care and help patients surpass barriers to healthcare by improving the patient/provider relationship.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Welcomes patients by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquires
• Prepares patients for the health care visit by accompanying them to exam room; providing exam gowns; arranging examining room instruments, supplies, and equipment
• Assist providers in the treatment of patients by obtaining histories and vitals, preparing injections, setting up sterile fields, suture removal, dressing changes
• Cast applications and DME applications as necessary
• Verifying patient’s medical record is complete and accurate for medical coding purposes
• Triage patient calls and physician messages
• Maintain exams rooms with adequate medical supplies and sterilization as required
• Preparing patient charts before patient arrival
• Scheduling follow up appointments, initial therapy visits, and MRI appointments
• Compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or equivalent
• Formal training as a medical assistant or certification as a medical assistant (preferred).
• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands:

• Requires mobility, frequent walking, standing, and sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching and periodic lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to converse and hear.
• Requires normal (corrected) vision.
• Requires coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate office equipment

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, Monday through Friday position. Shifts will be assigned in advance but may vary depend on a Company Schedule. The hours will typically range from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm and may be subject to change based upon access requirements at locations.

Effective December 1, 2021, all Orthopedics Rhode Island employees are required to have an initial dose of vaccine to prevent Covid-19. Effective October 1, 2021, all employees of RI licensed health care facilities must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Employees may be deemed exempt from this requirement based on documentation from their health care provider. Our policy is to remain compliant with the department of health guidelines.