Medical Administrative Assistant (Spanish Bilingual) - Surgery

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

1d•$26 - $33

About The Position

The Medical Administrative Assistant supports a colon and rectal surgeon by providing secretarial and clinical support to physicians and surgeons and performing administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care. The role may include scheduling appointments and surgeries or procedures, managing patient records and test-result tracking, obtaining insurance authorizations, handling clinical phone messages, and assisting with electronic medical record orders and prescription refill requests for physician review and approval. When qualified, the assistant may also perform Medical Assistant duties, including patient-flow support and clinical tasks. The position may involve medical scribe responsibilities, revenue-cycle processes, and 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.
Obtain insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by the attending physician.
May enter orders into the electronic medical record or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
Maintain tracking logs for test results as required.
Assist with maintaining medical charts and electronic medical records, including filing operative reports, test results, and home-care forms.
May schedule surgeries or procedures, or coordinate with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms as needed.
When qualified, perform Medical Assistant duties, which may include venipuncture, EKGs, checking schedules, organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam or procedure rooms, assisting with walking, transferring, and dressing, collecting and processing specimens, point-of-care testing, and preparing for exams.
May assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients or families, answer calls, and provide pertinent information.
Retrieve physician correspondence from dictation services and edit it where necessary.
Prepare physicians’ mail correspondence.
Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
Participate in revenue-cycle processes.
May perform medical scribe responsibilities.
Perform other duties as assigned.