MEDICAL ASSISTANT, PALLIATIVE CARE
Full Time
Covington, LA 70433
Posted
Job description
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
***MUST BE A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO BE CONSIDERED***
SCOPE: To provide the best possible care to our patients by: assisting patients, assisting physician when needed, preparing charts (paper or electronic) for physician review; and communicating with patients, clients, and staff in a professional and courteous manner. Work autonomously with little instruction, and be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Assist MD, when necessary or requested, in providing patient care.
2. Preparation of charts for medical care to be rendered.
3. Make necessary arrangements for patients, in particular those related to hospitalization.
4. Handle phone calls in professional, courteous, and efficient manner.
5. Filing of records and scanning of records in patient charts, in a timely manner
Qualifications:
- Medical Assistant Certification required (Passed Exam from NHA, NCCT, AART, etc.)
- CPR required
- Experience in Oncology or Hospice highly preferred
- 2 years + experience in a clinic setting preferred
- Ability to work independently
- High school diploma / GED required
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