Medical Assistant (Front and Back) (Finance)

Overview of the Role:

Alignment Health is seeking a compassionate and organized medical assistant to join the Las Vegas, NV team. As a medical assistant, you will work closely with physicians to administer medical services to patients. You will also assist physicians in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the physician.

This position will be based in (1) main office and float to (2) other offices in Las Vegas on an as-needed basis. You must be able and willing to reliably commute to the (3) locations, but not on the same day.

• Smoke Ranch Road (Main Location)
• S. Maryland Parkway
• Lake Sahara Drive

Responsibilities:

Front Office:

• Greet patients in a friendly and service-oriented manner in compliance with Access Primary Care policies and workflows.
• Oversee patient check-in by ensuring medical records / charts have been pulled, patient data is current, appropriate paperwork is in order, and charts are reviewed / prepared.
• Oversee patient check-out by scheduling follow up appointments, collecting co-payment if applicable, ensuring paperwork is complete.
• Schedule and confirm patient appointments.
• Reconcile co-payments at the end of each day.
• Process referrals and authorizations

Back Office:

• Room and interview patients, measure vital signs, and record reason for visit.
• Explain procedures, perform treatments, and administer prescribed medication.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years' medical assistant experience preferred.
• Primary care experience highly preferred.
• Experience working with Medicare population preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Medical assistant certificate from an accredited school of training required.
• Bilingual English / Spanish preferred.

PAY RANGE: $36,000 - $54,000 annually.