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Medical Assistant

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Pima - Tucson Heart Center - Tucson, AZ
PRN
High School Diploma/GED
None
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Description

US Heart and Vascular is in need of a PRN Medical Assistant to join our team at Pima Heart and Vascular in Tucson, AZ to assist Provider(s) in daily operations of his/her clinic and patient care. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Interviews patients, measures vital signs such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height and records information in patients’ charts. 
  • Work with the medical assistant tech to ensure patients are roomed in a timely manner 
  • Operates electrocardiograph (EKG), treadmill, and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test 
  • Fill out testing orders per physician 
  • Send out prescriptions per physician orders 
  • Orders & explains testing to the patient 
  • Gives injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests 
  • Set up procedures with hospitals to include completing hospital forms
  • Review procedure and instructions with the patient 
  • Escort patients to check-out 
  • Check voicemails & enter messages into NextGen 
  • Return patient calls/tasks, even if only to acknowledge receipt of the voicemail, and that an answer is being sought 
  • Ensure that charts have been checked, and the proper paperwork is included 
  • Travel required between clinics 
  • Other related duties as assigned

Requirements:  

  • Completion of a Medical Assistant program
  • Cardiac Experience preferred but not required
  • Knowledge in medical terminology 
  • Ability to effectively communicate

  

About Tucson AZ:

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