Job Description
Steward Health Care is the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 35 hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services.
Steward Medical Group (SMG), Inc. is Steward's multi-specialty group practice with over 4,500 employees including over 1,800 physicians and advanced practitioners. SMG operates approximately 450 practice locations throughout Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, and provides more than 4 million patient encounters per year.
Position Summary:
Podiatry office seeking an experienced Licensed Nail Technician/Medical Assistant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide nail care/foot care in a podiatry setting.
- Recognize pre-existing wounds or any other potential issues and bring to doctor's attention.
- Take vitals when necessary
- Assist provider by helping with procedures and applying patients' dressing.
- Clean exam rooms, clean and sterlize instruments and clean pedicure spa chairs
- Prepares the daily schedules for the office, pulls and prepares the patient charts, ensuring that the proper chart has been selected and the appropriate paperwork has been attached to the chart (i.e., encounter form, etc.)
- Room placement
- Record patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy info, prescription list, etc into EMR for physical
- Supply ordering
- Stocking of rooms
- Ordering tests, obtaining prior authorizations
- Requesting and obtaining referrals for patient visits and surgery
- Front desk support - phone triage, appointment scheduling and co-pay collection
- Additional duties as assigned
Required Knowledge & Skills:
Experience with electronic medical record strongly preferred (Athena/ECW a plus)
Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Outlook preferred
Education/Experience/Licensure/Technical/Other:
- Graduate from a board certified Cosmetology program; Cosmetology license required
- Graduate from Certified Medical Assistant program
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1 to 3 years of experience Podiatry office required.
- Must have solid pedicure skills.
- Some travel may be required within the market