Medical Assistant - Oncology (Per Diem) at Hartford HealthCare

Medical Assistant

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The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute focuses on offering our cancer patients an unparalleled network of coordinated services all under one roof. Our system of care includes a truly integrated team with the most talented, experienced, and compassionate caregivers and physicians, backed by the latest cutting-edge technology.

The Medical Assistant provides basic clinical and clerical support in the delivery of patient care within a busy medical neurology oncology office setting. Responsibilities include but, are not limited to the following:

Provides direct patient care under direction of provider and nurses, including but not limited to:

• Vitals
• Allergy & medication reconciliation
• Screenings
• Patient history
• Health maintenance
• Advance directives
• Virtual health

Provides indirect patient care related to the Medical Assistant scope of education, including but not limited to:

• Scheduling
• Work queues / Worklists
• Check in/check out
• Referrals
• In-basket
• Chart prep
• Non-clinical patient result callbacks
• Prior authorizations
• Transportation facilitation

Conducts point of care testing including quality control & documentation including but not limited to:

• EKG
• Hemoglobin A1C
• Urinalysis
• Hemoglobin POCT
• Urine toxicity
• INR
• hCG