Medical Office Assistant

Victoria Urgent Care is a small practice with two physicians, a nurse practitioner and a front office of four. Most patients live in Mbarara or within a 20-minute drive. Clinic hours are 7:30 to 5 Monday through Friday, no weekends.

The role

We are replacing a colleague who is moving away. Our Mbarara clinic sees about 90 patients a day across four providers. The Medical Office Assistant works mostly clinical with some front desk coverage. On site, Mbarara.

Day to day

• Explain prep instructions for upcoming procedures
• Maintain CLIA logs and quality control for in-house lab testing
• Check in patients, verify insurance and collect copays when the front desk is short
• Enter orders, refill requests and visit notes in Epic, athenahealth or eClinicalWorks
• Scribe for providers during visits when requested
• Log refrigerator temperatures and vaccine inventory daily
• Assist providers with exams, minor procedures, biopsies and suture removals

Who you are

• 3-5 years of clinical experience in an outpatient setting preferred
• Venipuncture and injection skills
• Typing at least 35 WPM and comfortable with an EHR
• Proof of immunizations, including hepatitis B, MMR and annual flu shot
• CMA (AAMA), RMA, CCMA or NCMA certification, or ability to certify within 6 months of hire
• Completion of an accredited medical assisting program

Desirable

• Prior authorization experience

Schedule: Four 10-hour days, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM

What we offer

Pay: UGX 480,000-UGX 550,000 per month

• Medical cover
• Pension contribution
• Annual leave
• 13th month salary
• Transport allowance

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Victoria Urgent Care Ltd.