Medical Assistant, PET - Virginia Heart

Location: Fairfax, VA 

Status:  Full-Time/Non-Exempt

Salary Range:  $21.00 - $25.00

Are you looking for new career opportunities, great wages, excellent benefits and work-life balance?   Follow your heart to Virginia Heart!

At Virginia Heart, we are looking for friendly, dependable and compassionationate Medical Assistants, PET to perform day-to-day clinical and administrative support to the PET Department.   The Medical Assistant, PET must exhibit a high level of customer service, communication skills, and accuracy with medical documentation.

When you work with Virginia Heart, you will enjoy a dedicated and experienced staff, competitive wages, excellent benefits and the following rewards and incentives:

• No Nights, weekends or holidays!
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program for Mental and Physical well-being
• Three Weeks of Paid Vacation upon eligibility
• One week of Paid Sick Leave
• Annual Merit-Based increases
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discount Programs
• Quarterly Employee Appreciation; Events to include therapy dogs, raffles, and other fun events

Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking experienced professionals to join our team in our outpatient cardiology setting.  Every employee, at every level, begins their journey at Virginia Heart learning about the history of the organization and its established culture built on trust and integrity. Our employees drive this culture, and we want you to be a part of it. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets patients upon arrival to the department, creates and/or verifies patient identification and information in the EMR as needed.
• Reviews future scheduled orders, performs patient screening, appointment confirmation calls, orders management, data entry into the EMR, etc.
• Responsible for taking patients from waiting room and reviews patients' recent history and physical as part ot the intake process.
• Provides explanation of study.
• Properly obtains and documents vitals prior to study ( blood pressure, oxygen saturation, lung auscultation) and prepares patient visit.
• Accurately places electrodes and ECG leads on patients based on a thorough knowledge of cardiothoracic anatomy.
• Assists the nuclear medicine technologists with beginning and ending exams in Epic, which includes accurately charging doses and medications.
• Assists the nuclear medicine technologists with patients in the imaging room in a safe manner.
• Assists the providers and/or clinicians with patients in the office as needed and is to include but not limited to the following tasks:
  • Clinical Chart Preparation
  • Gather appropriate documents and signatures necessary to assist the clinician in making treatment decision
• Provides patient education and assists patients with clinical questions as needed and appropriate with the MA scope.
• Notifies patients of test results per protocol as needed.
• Provides a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Works as a resuscitative team member in emergency situations within their level of expertise and training, and within the scope of the MA.
• Responsible for knowing the location of the medical supplies and medication on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment within their scope.
• Assists with maintining proper stock of medical and clerical supplies and reports supply needs to the manager.
• The Medical Assistant, PET is responsible for attending the two-week orientation to discuss the clinical duties above and training sessions of new processes as they are implemented.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Medical Assistant Certification preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• BLS and ACLS required
• Must be highly skilled and proficient in starting IV's
• Previous experience working in a medical office with both administrative and clinical experience preferred
• Computer Literate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience with the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) preferred
• Ability to multi-task in busy setting 

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