FPA Support-Medical Assistant I - FPA Float Pool

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

20h•$22 - $22

About The Position

The FPA Support-Medical Assistant I works in the FPA Float Pool, supporting busy Faculty Practices. The program recruits and trains candidates for the demands of these practices and deploys prepared staff across them. The role requires consistent rotation among various Faculty Practices, so flexibility is essential. The Medical Assistant provides patient care and clinical assistance, clerical and medical-record support, examination-room preparation, supply management, and scheduling and insurance-related assistance as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and completion of a training certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
Certificate of Medical Assistant training or equivalent.
Venipuncture and EKG skills.
BCLS certification; issuing authority must be the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
Three to nine months of healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Check schedules and organize patient flow; accompany patients to examination or procedure rooms and assist with walking, transferring, dressing, specimen collection and processing, point-of-care testing, and examination preparation as needed.
Assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients and families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
Send and receive medical records and obtain laboratory and imaging reports, hospital notes, referral information, and related materials.
Complete forms and requisitions and manage charts to ensure information is complete and filed appropriately, using the electronic medical record (EMR) system or manual processes as necessary.
Enter orders in the EMR or prepare prescription refill requests for physician review and approval.
Inventory, order, or restock medical supplies as applicable.
Set up examination rooms and instruments using sterilization techniques established by hospital and infection-control policies.
Maintain required logs, including those for medication refrigeration, point-of-care testing, sterilization, and crash carts.
Check expiration dates on medications and medical supplies and dispose of expired items according to institutional policy.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
Follow personal protective equipment requirements to protect against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
Assist with medical-chart maintenance, including filing operative reports, test results, and home-care forms.
As needed, schedule surgeries or procedures or work with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admission materials, and consent forms.
Perform proficient phlebotomy duties when required.
As needed, schedule and register patients and update patient demographic and insurance information.
As needed, maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
As needed, check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources.
As needed, perform and verify procedure pre-certifications.
Perform other duties as assigned.