Medical Assistant Certified - Colorectal Surgery
CHRISTUS Health
Corpus Christi, TX
Health / Beauty / Fitness
Summary:
The Certified Medical Assistant will perform various services and related activities in support of patient care including accurate data entry for patient registration and insurance verification. The Certified Medical Assistant demonstrates the ability to use good judgment and communicates effectively with all patients; families; licensed personnel; insurance companies and third-party payers. Demonstrates a professional and caring manner.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Assisting the physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in giving superior medical care.
- Accurate Data Entry of charges on patient accounts, registering patients, and updating patient accounts.
- Insurance Verification and recording of Statistics.
- Assist with scheduling patient appointments, answering phones, keeping providers informed of changes, and informing patients of their benefits.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred.
- 1 year of medical office experience preferred.
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification is required.
- BLS required.
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type
Full Time
About the company
Company website•Hospitals and Health Care
CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health care system comprising more than 600 centers, including long-term care facilities, community hospitals, walk-in clinics and health ministries.
We are a community of 50,000 Associates, with over 15,000 physicians providing personalized care. Our ministries extend to Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Arkansas, and throughout the Americas to Chile, Colombia and Mexico. We continue to expand into new communities each year, adding more physicians and more services and bringing care closer to more people.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every individual we serve.