US Heart and Vascular needs a full time Medical Assistant to join our Willowbrook Cardiovascular Associates in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Takes vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, weight, etc.)
• Verifies and inputs patient medications into EMR. Making changes and additions as needed to the medication list.
• Responsible for EKG, rhythm strip, and signal average EKG hook-ups and printouts. (Proficiency Required)
• Assist physicians with patient exams as needed.
• Responsible for Holter monitor hook-ups and removals, event recorders and Loop recorders. (Proficiency Required)
• Ability to perform stress tests as needed and to assist in test interpretation.
• Takes pharmacy phone calls, reviews charts, and calls in prescription refills.
• Monitors pharmacy samples, removing from stock as expired.
• Receives and returns phone calls from patients and other external sources. Receives and returns portal messages in the EMR.
• Maintains current CPR and Medical Assistant certification.
• May also be responsible for insurance precertification, prior authorization, procedure/surgery scheduling and coordinating transfers and admissions.
• Performs other duties as required.
• May be required to move between locations as needed.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or Texas accredited GED is required.
• Current Medical Assistant certification is required.
• 1 year of Medical Assistant experience is required.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Current experience in administration of EKGs is required.
• Prior recent cardiology experience in a clinical capacity is required.

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