Medical Assistant I-Multispecialty-Scarsdale, NY-Full Time-Day-Offsite

Mount Sinai Health System•Scarsdale, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Offsite Medical Assistant I provides clinical office support to physicians and surgeons and performs patient-care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care. The position supports clinical workflows, office procedures, medical records, supplies, safety, and infection-control practices. Duties may also include phlebotomy, appointment scheduling, patient registration, insurance verification, and coordination of surgeries or procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Completion of a Medical Assistant certificate program from an approved school.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

Medical Assistant certification is preferred.
One to two years of experience is 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 exam preparation as needed.
Assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients or families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
Send and receive patient medical records; obtain laboratory and x-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information; complete forms and requisitions; and manage charts so information is complete and appropriately filed.
Enter orders into the electronic medical record 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 medication and medical-supply expiration dates 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.
Use required personal protective equipment to protect against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
Maintain medical charts, 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.
May perform proficient phlebotomy duties.
May schedule appointments, register patients, and update patient demographic and insurance information.
May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
May check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources and perform and verify procedure pre-certification as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.