Medical Assistant (Uthp UT Health Physicians)

About us:

UT Health San Antonio is one of the country's leading health sciences universities and is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. With missions of teaching, research, patient care and community engagement, its schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have graduated 39,700 alumni who are leading change, advancing their fields, and renewing hope for patients and their families throughout South Texas and the world. UT Health San Antonio is a 2023 Forbes Best-In-State Employer and is fast becoming known as a place that launches and advances careers.

As an employer, UT Health San Antonio provides:

• An excellent benefits package with lower-cost health insurance options for employees as well as competitive dental and vision plans.

• A defined benefit retirement plan with matching contributions higher than the market average.

• Three to five weeks of paid time off per year, plus sick leave, and paid holidays.

• Discounts at UT Health providers and facilities.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, responsible for performing a wide variety of medical and clinical support functions in an outpatient clinical setting. May assist with clinical and laboratory procedures, maintain equipment, provide direct patient care, and administer common medications according to unit guidelines and providers' orders. May support the documentation of patients as dictated by the physician or provider.

Job Duties:

• Intakes patients by obtaining vital signs, weight, etc.

• Obtains history, chief complaint, medications, allergies, EKG, etc., and documents appropriately in the Electronic medical record.

• Report all pertinent findings to Physicians.

• Manages patients' appointments according to the doctor's schedules and protocols.

• Triage calls, medications/refills and facilitates patient needs, and documents all communication into the EMR system.

• Answers messages from patients by clinic policy.

• Handle all medication refills or requests via clinic policy.

• Prepares charts as necessary for the next scheduled clinic, provides the physician with all necessary test results, lab results, and medical records as requested.

• Communicate all necessary patient information to the physician in a timely manner.

• Handles and answers external as well as internal phone calls and assists in department call center transferring calls to the appropriate departments.

• Triage calls, medications/refills and facilitates patient needs, and documents all communication into the electronic medical records (EMR) system.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education:

A high school diploma or GED and graduation from a Medical Assistant program are required.

Experience:

One (1) to Three (3) years of directly related experience as a Medical Assistant is required.

Additional Licenses and Certifications:

CPR certification is required. Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is preferred.