Medical Assistant I - Urology

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

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 includes assisting with patient flow and clinical procedures, supporting physicians, handling records and orders, maintaining examination rooms and supplies, and performing clerical and scheduling tasks 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 required.
BCLS certification required; issuing authority must be AHA.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Fulfill assigned patient care responsibilities, which may include performing venipuncture and/or EKGs, checking schedules and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to examination or procedure rooms, assisting with walking, transferring, and dressing, collecting and processing specimens, performing point-of-care testing, and preparing patients for examinations.
Assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients and families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
Fulfill assigned clerical responsibilities, including sending and receiving medical records, obtaining laboratory and imaging reports, hospital notes, and referral information, completing forms and requisitions, and maintaining charts using the EMR or manual processes.
Enter orders into the EMR or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
Inventory, order, and restock medical supplies as applicable.
Set up examination rooms and instruments using proper sterilization techniques in accordance with hospital and infection-control policies.
Maintain required logs for medication refrigeration, point-of-care testing, sterilization, crash carts, and other processes.
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, procedures, and 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 maintaining medical charts, including filing operative reports, test results, and home-care forms.
As assigned, 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 assigned, schedule appointments, register patients, and update patient demographic and insurance information.
As assigned, maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
As assigned, check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web-based sources.
As assigned, perform and verify pre-certification for procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.