Patient Care Coordinators, Medical Assistants, and Medical Assistants-Float Position – NKDHC Las Vegas Area Offices

Nevada Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center (NKDHC) is rapidly becoming Nevada’s largest premier group of private practice physicians specializing in the field of Nephrology. We provide superior care to individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease.  For over 30 years, we have enjoyed the trust of patients and the respect of the local communities in the Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. Please visit us at http://www.nkdhc.net.

Patient Care Coordinator/Medical Assistant/Medical Assistant-Float Position – NKDHC

As an empathic and compassionate team player, we will rely on you to transport patients to and from the Access Center as directed, as well as perform general office and clerical duties and ensure the efficient functioning of the front office. The person in the Medical Assistant-Float Position role will travel between NKDHC offices as needed to provide additional personnel support and serve as needed as a substitute for employees out on PTO or FMLA.

Your responsibilities as the Medical Assistant, Patient Care Coordinator, or Medical Assistant-Float Position will include:

• Perform patient care activities, such as back-office check-in, check-out, prescription refills, anemia management, procedure schedules, and patient education.
• Schedule 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.
• Interview patients, measure vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height, and medication list, record information in patients” charts
• Draw the patient’s blood.
• Notify the physician of changes in the patient’s clinical status and/or abnormal test results.
• Process medical record requests from patients, referring physician offices, and attorneys.
• Complete clerical tasks including but not limited to distributing mail and reports, filing, scanning, scheduling, data input, answering phones, and general support to all office personnel.
• Facilitate the annual purging process of patient charts.
• Monitor the dictation process by maintaining accurate dictation logs, ensuring physician review and signature, mailing report, and scanning dictation into patient files.
• Mail recall and no-show letters to patients; follow up with patients and/or primary care physician as needed.

To be successful, you should have:

• Current certification as a Medical Assistant or a diploma or certificate showing completion of a course of study from an institution that prepares Medical Assistants for their work and equivalent experience
• Excellent customer service and communication skills for interfacing with patients, staff, and outside vendors
• At least 2 years of front and back-office experience
• Ability to support a pleasant, positive, and cooperative teamwork environment, as well as support our Company’s Corporate Mission, Core Values, and Vision required
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus but not a requirement
• Previous experience in Internal Medicine is also a plus

Best-in-Class Benefits:

We value our employees” time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits, and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.