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

Mount Sinai Health System•Wantagh, NY

8d•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 role supports clinical workflows, patient visits, medical records, supplies, examination-room preparation, and related office operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and completion of a training certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
BLS from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of 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.
Assist physicians with procedures, take vital signs, relay instructions to patients or families, answer calls, and provide pertinent information.
Send and receive patient medical records; obtain lab and x-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information; complete forms and requisitions; and manage charts so information is completed and filed appropriately.
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 according to sterilization techniques and hospital and infection-control policies.
Maintain required logs for medication refrigeration, point-of-care testing, sterilization, crash carts, or other activities.
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.
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 work with the Surgical Coordinator to verify times with patients and prepare charts, pre-admissions, and consent forms.
Perform proficient phlebotomy duties when required.
As needed, schedule appointments, 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-certification.
Perform other duties as assigned.