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Job Description

Seeking Experienced Physician Practice Assistants PPA - MA, NA, CNA, EMT, LPN and Nursing Students Welcome to Apply!

Hours

Full-time, Monday to Friday, 7:30/8am-4:40/5pm

Location

Honolulu, Oahu

Pay

$20 to $28 an hour

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs administrative and related patient care functions and activities to support the physician practice as assigned.
• Performs duties in compliance with regulatory requirements and in accordance to established policies, procedures and regulations.
• Administrative Support: Scheduling new patient appointments, managing phone calls, and assisting with operational workflows.
• Clinical Assistance: Supporting patient care by assisting with rooming, taking vital signs, and ensuring patient records are updated.
• Operational Efficiency: Ensuring the clinic runs smoothly, which may include assisting with patient flow and acting as a liaison between patients and medical staff.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Continuous: lifting to ½ pound, seeing, hearing, speaking, and grasping.
• Frequent to continuous: sitting, standing, walking, bending/stooping below waist level, squatting, twisting, reaching above, at and below shoulders, repetitive arm/hand motion, lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional: kneeling, crouching, climbing, walking on uneven ground, horizontal lift/carry up to maximum of 50 pounds with assistance, floor to waist up to 35 pounds and pushing/pulling maximum weight of 50 pounds of force.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Must meet one (1) of the following:

• Completion of program/degree in one (1) of the following: Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse; OR
• Nursing Student having completed a semester of clinical fundamentals and a pharmacology course; OR
• Six (6) months of direct patient care experience (preferably in a physician practice setting) or six (6) months of administrative medical office experience in any one (1) of the following areas: patient access or admitting, registration, scheduling, insurance verification (preferably in a physician practice setting); OR
• Successful completion of basic training in the Military with at least (1) year customer service or clerical experience

• Current BLS certification. B. EXPERIENCE:
• Experience to demonstrate knowledge and familiarity with computers and automated systems.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Depending upon area of assignment, experience comparable to a Patient Service Representative in a hospital may be preferred.
• Front and back of house experience needed to be successful in this role.