Lead medical assistant vs medical office administrator

Differences between lead medical assistant and medical office administrator duties and responsibilities

Lead medical assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage company financial accounts, including employee payroll and tax document preparations.
• Ensure the laboratory is CLIA compliant for semi-annual certification, provide annual CLIA waive competence.
• Perform all staff yearly reviews and yearly competencies on the CLIA waive testing done in the office.
• Alphabetize medications, accurately update and record patient medications and allergies in patient chart upon each visit.
• Learned basic human anatomy and physiology.
• Follow OSHA laboratory safety policies and procedures.
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Medical office administrator example responsibilities.

• Re-Evaluat & improve policy manual, develop standards for HIPPA, OSHA, manage care, billing and medical compliance.
• Facilitate client relationships and manage surgery schedules, financial consultations, follow up care and ongoing maintenance.
• Used knowledge of medical procedures and customer service, record medical histories and schedule patients for hospitalization and other procedures.
• Scan new information such as daily progress notes, physical exams, labs and diagnostic testing into EMR.
• Advise and counsel patient regarding food, fluid, medicine intake and restrictions prior to surgery including drop regime.
• Organize patient charts and loose reports, as well as paper work from daily operations for scanning into EMR system.
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