Employee Type: Regular Work Shift: Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America) **Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!** **Medical Assistant (Certified) III** Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. **A Brief Overview** The Medical Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the medical office/hospital. MA will support providers and patients through a variety of tasks related to patient care management, organization and communication. Responsible for pre-registering and scheduling moderately complex procedures and coordinating multiple resources for patient services. May also perform duties for prior authorization, referrals (incoming/outgoing), good faith estimates, and/or payment collections. **What you will do** + Rooming patients and performing data collections, vitals, EMR input + Conduct pre-visit planning by reviewing patient charts prior to appointment with recent test results and correspondence + Assisting physicians with patient set-up and preparations + Compile and summarize information for care providers + Triaging incoming phone calls + Preparing and administering medications with physician authorization + Completing medical forms and obtaining referrals / authorizations + Retrieval of lab and x-ray reports + Calling in prescriptions + Providing patient education with regards to diagnosis mgt, medication mgt, home treatment, and diets + Ordering medical and office supplies + Cleaning and stocking exam rooms + Cleaning instruments and disposing of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards Other duties as assigned Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.