Nevada Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center (NKDHC) is one of the largest Nephrology clinics in Nevada. We are considered experts in the treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Renal Failure (ARF), Kidney Transplantation, and creating and maintaining access to dialysis therapies. Our company is a professional medical association consisting of physicians and other vital support staff. We are expanding and seeking Medical Assistants and Patient Care Coordinators to join our Las Vegas and Henderson area teams.
Medical Assistant – NKDHC Las Vegas Southwest Office
The Medical Assistant will be responsible for performing general medical assistant functions in support of the care and treatment of patients while providing assistance to all office personnel as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Perform patient care activities, such as triage, check-out, prescription refills, anemia management, patient education, and referrals and authorizations.
- Schedule 24-hour blood pressure monitoring when needed.
- Interview patients, measure vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height, and medication list; record information in patients’ charts
- Notify physician of changes in patient’s clinical status and/or abnormal test results.
- Process medical record requests from patients, referring physician offices and attorneys.
- Complete clerical tasks including but not limited to distributing mail and reports, filling appointment gaps, scanning, scheduling, data input, answering phones and general support to all office personnel.
- Manage patient recall and no-show task in basket; follow up with patients and/or primary care physician as needed.
- Patient Encounter Preparation (chart prep)
- Coverage for other office locations.
- Working with multiple assigned physicians.
Qualifications:
- Current certification as a Medical Assistant or a diploma or certificate showing completion of a course of study from an institution that prepares Medical Assistants for their work and equivalent experience with excellent customer service and communication skills for interfacing with patients, staff, and outside vendors
- At least 2 years of front and back office experience preferred
- Ability to support a pleasant, positive and cooperative teamwork environment, as well as support our Company's Corporate Mission, Core Values and Vision required
- Ability to use a stethoscope, computer, scanner, printer, telephone, fax and copier
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
- Previous experience in Internal Medicine is also a plus
Compensation and Benefits:
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation, currently at $18-$19/HR, and extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.