Medical Administrative Assistant-Pediatrics

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

1d•$26 - $33

About The Position

Provides secretarial and clinical support to physicians and surgeons and performs administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care. The role may include scheduling appointments, handling clinical phone messages, obtaining insurance authorizations, entering orders or preparing prescription refill requests for physician review, maintaining test-result logs and medical charts, and supporting surgical scheduling and billing processes. Depending on qualifications, the position may also include Medical Assistant duties and medical scribe responsibilities. The role includes helping direct patient flow, participating in revenue cycle processes, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree, or a high school diploma/GED plus two years of related experience.
Three years of related experience.
Graduate of a Medical Assistant program if performing clinical duties.
Certified Medical Assistant certification required if performing Medical Assistant duties.

Responsibilities

May schedule patient appointments.
Take detailed clinical phone messages for a physician or advanced allied healthcare provider.
Acquire insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by the attending physician.
May enter orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
Maintain logging systems for tracking test results as required.
Assist with maintaining medical charts and/or electronic medical records, including filing operative reports, test results, and home care forms.
May schedule surgeries or procedures, or work with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms.
May perform Medical Assistant duties if qualified, including venipuncture and/or EKGs, organizing patient flow, accompanying and assisting patients, collecting and processing specimens, performing point-of-care testing, and preparing for examinations.
May assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients and families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
Retrieve physician correspondence from a dictation service and edit it where necessary.
Prepare physicians' mail correspondence.
Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
May maintain, adjust, and confirm the patient office schedule.
Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
Participate in revenue cycle processes.
May perform medical scribe responsibilities.
Perform other duties as assigned.