Scribe/Medical Assistant
Central Care Cancer Center is hiring a Scribe/Medical Assistant to join the medical oncology team in their Great Bend, KS clinic location.
The Scribe/MA position works directly with the oncologist. This position prepares the oncologist for each patient appointment. The Scribe/MA goes into the exam room with the oncologist and documents the patient’s exam and consult while assisting the oncologist during the appointment.
Essential Functions
- Prepares patient charts before each appointment and ensure the physician has all items that have been ordered entered in the chart.
- Documents all labs and diagnostics that have been performed since previous visit including but not limited to PET scans, ultrasounds, CT scans etc.
- Removes any information not related to the present appointment.
- Revises the physical exam under direction of the oncologist.
- Documents the entire encounter between the oncologist and the patient at each appointment including but not limited to, patient complaints, reason for patient visit, changes in the physical exam etc.
- Updates all information in the plan under direction of the oncologist.
- Communicates to other members of the oncology team as needed through orders and chart messages.
- Places orders needed before the next patient visit.
- Adds new diagnostic codes related to new orders.
- Makes revisions to the medication list that the physician makes during the patient visit.
- Updates new medical history, family history and surgical history that is new since previous visit.
- Updates any information to history of present illnesses.
- Communicates with all other staff regarding outside records that need to be obtained for chart completion.
- Handles chart messages and completes tasks assigned.
- Assists with physician schedule and daily flow.
- Prepares all notes and documentation for oncologist review.
Job Experience
- CNA/CMA experience required
Other Qualifications
- High school diploma required
- Associates degree preferred
- Type at least 50 wpm
- Communication and interpersonal skills – must be able to communicate effectively with multiple people on a daily basis including but not limited to physicians, hospital personnel, insurance providers, patients etc.
- Demonstrate high attention to detail
- Excellent organization skills
- Ability to learn various systems and software as it relates to billing and insurance
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products including but not limited to Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Time management skills
More about Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend is a vibrant community of approximately 16,000 people located in the heart of America; near the geographical center of Kansas. The central location of the city allows for short travel to anywhere in the state, including Wichita and Kansas City.
The people of Great Bend enjoy conveniences of a lager city, like first rate educational, medical and recreation facilities. For all of the large city conveniences the community still retains its small-town charm.
Culturally, Great Bend features the Shafer Art Gallery at Barton County Community College. It’s also known for the natural existence of Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend, the largest marsh in the interior United States.
Recreational opportunities abound with Great Bend showcasing one of the largest zoos between Kansas City and Denver, a state-of-the-art raptor rehabilitation center, and a splashing-good-time water park. There are four golf courses in a 25-mile radius of Great Bend: Stoneridge, Lake Barton, Ellinwood, and Larned. Community theater and musical products, concerts, band performances, and numerous art exhibits provide cultural experiences throughout the year.
Great Bend is the county seat of Barton County. It is named for its location at the point where the course of the Arkansas River bends east then southeast. Barton County has a population of more than 27,000 people.
Featured Attractions:
Brit Spaugh Park and Zoo
Cheyenne Bottoms
Great Bend Raptor Center
Kansas Oil & Gas Museum
Kansas Wetlands Education Center
Wetlands Aquatic Center
Shafer Art Gallery
Veteran’s Memorial Park & Lake
Nearby:
● Fort Larned National Historic Site