Medical Assistant I-Commercialization

Mount Sinai Health System•Manhattan, NY

10d

About The Position

The 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 role may include clinical procedures and patient support, clerical and medical-record tasks, order entry, supply management, room preparation and sterilization, and scheduling or insurance-related work. The position requires compliance with safety, infection-control, and personal protective equipment policies.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Completion of a training certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course, or equivalent Medical Assistant training.
Venipuncture and EKG skills.
BCLS certification required; issuing authority must be AHA.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide assigned patient care, which may include venipuncture, EKGs, vital signs, specimen collection and processing, point-of-care testing, preparing patients and exam rooms, assisting patients with walking, transferring, and dressing, and helping physicians with procedures.
Check schedules and organize patient flow; relay instructions to patients or families and answer calls with pertinent information.
Send and receive medical records; obtain laboratory and imaging reports, hospital notes, and referral information; complete forms and requisitions; and maintain complete, appropriately filed charts.
Enter orders in 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 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 for protection against blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances.
Assist with maintaining medical charts, including filing operative reports, test results, and home-care forms.
As needed, 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, perform proficient phlebotomy duties.
As needed, schedule appointments and register patients, and update patient demographic and insurance information.
As needed, maintain, adjust, and confirm the patient office schedule.
As needed, check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources.
As needed, perform and verify pre-certification for procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.