Medical Assistant - Knoxville, Tn - Park West

Company: Tennessee Urology Associates
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Tennessee Urology Associates is the region's premier urology practice with 13 urologists serving patients at 7 locations in Knoxville and surrounding counties. Tennessee Urology's mission is to ensure that every patient has a superior experience and that mission drives every aspect of our organization and everything we do. We offer an integrated services model designed to provide a wide variety of urological services and procedures to our patients and offering in-house procedures, ultrasound, CT, X-Rays, chemo-infusions, and more, including our own pharmacy and pathology lab! We are a growing organization, having opened our own Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center in West Knoxville in June 2019. We are recognized for our exceptional doctors, specialty expertise, research leadership and advanced treatment. We are comprised of some of the most dedicated and high quality medical staff serving patients in Knoxville and surrounding areas providing variety of services ranging from cancer treatment to infertility. We believe that our staff are big part of what makes our company so great and as such strive to treat them with the utmost respect and deliver a positive work environment.We are seeking a professional full-time Medical Assistant for our office located in Knoxville, TN. The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing clinical support to the physicians in the office. The hours are Monday Friday and will vary from 7:30AM 5:30PM.Medical Assistant MA Responsibilities:Prepares exam rooms in the clinical area for patient care daily, including stocking of all necessary supplies.Escorts patients to exam rooms, taking the required vital signs and obtaining urine specimens; performing dip and automated urinalysis and microscopic preparation and review when indicated.Assists physician with the preparation/administration of Lupron, BCG, Eligard, Vantas, Viadur, and Mitomycin; assist/perform with office based procedures (phlebotomy, bladder scan, urethral dilations, catheterization) as requested.Triage patient calls for pharmacy requests, test results, medical questions and concerns as directed by the physician; documenting outcomes inEHR.Assists in maintenance of all logs and records for OSHA/MOSHA.Adheres to and follows sterilization and disinfection practices throughout the facility.Adheres to bio-hazardous or "red bag" waste policy and procedure for proper disposal of biomedical waste.As part of your positions requirements, you are expected to travel to other sites within a reasonable geographic regionPerform other office duties as assigned by manager.Keywords: medical assistant, MA, CMA, urology, LPN, UUG1Medical Assistant MA Requirements:Minimum of 2 years of medical assistant experience. Urology experience is a plus.Strong communication and customer service skills.Computer proficiency and prior experience with Electronic Medical Records system is a plus.Ability to work in a fast paced environment.Ability to travel to other sites as necessary.

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