Medical Assistant, Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)

Position Overview: Works independently with the Medicare population to perform Annual Wellness Visits, identify gaps in care, safety concerns, and social needs. Prepares charts for scheduled visits.  Must be willing to work at any of our Brio Primary Care locations, as needed.   

Essential Functions:

• Takes ownership of ensuring the “Brio Way” is experienced by Brio patients, families, and internal team members. Promotes an authentic, transparent work environment within the clinical areas.  
• Helps carry out short term and long-term goals for AWV and ensure efficiency with processes. 
• Prepares charts for scheduled Annual Wellness Visits with patients and ensures patient is up to date on all routine screenings and immunizations.
• Works with Medicare patients to complete Medicare's yearly Health Risk Assessment when the patient comes in for any blood work needed prior to the visit with the provider.
• Will have face to face time, approximately 20 minutes up to 1 hour, with each patient to go over paperwork to ensure patient’s chart is up to date and perform vitals. 
• Provide communication with providers regarding patient needs identified in scheduled Annual Wellness, such as gaps in care, safety concerns and social needs, for their upcoming follow-up visit. 
• Help to identify patients eligible for an AWV and schedule/alert provider when needed.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned by the manager. 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Medical office experience preferred but not required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
• Comfortable with computer skills and excellent typing
• Must be comfortable practicing candor and giving feedback to team members when appropriate. 

Work environment and Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, and walking associated with normal physician office environment. Person may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, infectious diseases, blood/bodily fluids, and disease-bearing specimens. May need to life up to 40 pounds.