MA, Medical Assistant/Medical Secretary - South Hospital - Oklahoma Heart Hospital

ONE TEAM. ALL HEART. At Oklahoma Heart Hospital (OHH), patient care is at the heart of everything we do. This physician owned hospital was designed by cardiologists to ensure that patients receive expert, individualized care with utmost comfort. OHH offers a competitive benefits program to all team members from the first day of employment.

Top Tier Benefit Packages:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401 (k) plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Extended Medical Benefit (EMB)

Under the direct supervision of the Clinic Nurse Director, Clinic Director or Physician assist with daily clinic patient care such as patient flow, taking patients history and vitals, assisting with diagnostic testing, maintenance of medical supplies and other duties as assigned.  Basic office skills, schedule appointment as needed, etc.

Primary Duties:

• Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff
• Answer telephones, and direct calls to appropriate staff
• Prepare patients for examinations including taking accurate patient histories vital signs and reconcile of patient medications and complaints
• Prepare treatment rooms for examinations, keeping rooms neat and clean
• Prepare and maintain supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization
• Administer vaccines and apply dressings, as needed.
• Perform various types of treatments as directed, such as suture or staple removal, wound care, etc
• Triage patient telephone calls for discussion with nurse or physician
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies
• Order and maintain clinical and office supplies and equipment
• Complete insurance and other claim forms
• Compile, maintain, and record medical charts, reports, and correspondence files
• Receive and route messages and documents such as laboratory results to appropriate staff
• Transcribe patient and practitioner interaction including diagnoses and recommendations into patients’ medical records

Education:  High school diploma or equivalent required. 

Licensure/Certification:  BLS certification required within 18 months of hire.  Newly hired team members with a minimum of one (1) year of Medical Assistant experience or graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program will be required to complete certification within 90 days of hire.  If a new team member is hired with no Medical Assistant experience than they will have to obtain the certification within 90 days after obtaining the one (1) year of required Medical Assistant experience.

Experience: One (1) to two (2) years continuous experience in a clinical setting preferred. 

Every team member at OHH plays an integral role in our patients’ experience. They are the reason OHH continues to serve the state and lead the nation. Be part of the future of cardiac care.

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