Medical Assistant Apprentice

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of the provider. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, administering medications as directed by provider, and assisting with procedures

Functions of the Position (not an exhaustive list):
• Schedule appointments, register patients per registration protocol, collect pertinent billing information along with co-pays/deductibles, direct walk-in patients and emergencies per established policies and procedures.

• Answer all incoming calls and route them to the appropriate staff

• Escort patients to examine rooms and prepare them for the provider

• Interview patients to obtain medical information, vital signs, and assist provider in exam room

• Obtain and prepare a variety of specimens for laboratory analysis: schedules and administers, ordered laboratory tests, recognizes critical results and calls these results to providers attention