Medical Assistant

SB Clinical Practice Management•Town of Brookhaven, NY

14h•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant provides support to physicians and other clinical staff by performing routine clinical and clerical work. The position involves rooming patients, documenting visit information in the electronic medical record, taking and recording vital signs, preparing patients and equipment for examinations and procedures, collecting specimens, and performing routine laboratory tests. The Medical Assistant also enters proposed orders for licensed independent provider review and approval, obtains prior test results, and explains treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients. The role includes maintaining clean and adequately stocked examination rooms, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, disposing of contaminated supplies according to regulations, and ordering supplies as needed. Administrative duties include answering phones, scheduling appointments, creating and updating telephone encounters, and directing patient concerns and requests to appropriate staff and providers. The Medical Assistant follows established patient-flow and visit-completion protocols and ensures compliance with HIPAA and OSHA guidelines. Other related duties may be assigned by management. This is a full-time, on-site position in Stony Brook, New York, with a Monday-through-Friday daytime schedule. The stated pay range is $20.28–$25.34. Compensation is based on relevant experience and education, and the hiring range is described as a good-faith estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Graduate of a Medical Assistant program.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Exceptional customer service and telephone etiquette.
Ability to maintain effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow.
Computer and/or electronic medical record experience.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information with patients, staff, and medical providers.
Ability to move about the office regularly to assist patients, staff, and medical providers.

Responsibilities

Place patients in examination rooms and document medications, vital signs, and the main reason for the visit in the electronic medical record.
Perform screening and measurement procedures, including measuring height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature.
Assist with preparing patients and equipment for examinations and special procedures.
Collect blood or other laboratory specimens as requested by a physician.
Perform routine laboratory tests.
Enter proposed orders into the electronic medical record for review and approval by a licensed independent provider.
Obtain previous test results from outside laboratories, radiology providers, and physicians’ offices.
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians’ instructions to patients clearly and effectively.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies according to regulations.
Maintain adequate medical inventory in each examination room and order supplies as needed.
Ensure examination rooms are clean and prepare rooms after each patient and for specific procedures.
Follow HIPAA and OSHA guidelines.
Perform administrative duties as needed, including answering phones and scheduling appointments.
Create and update telephone encounters for patient medical concerns and requests, and forward them to appropriate staff and medical providers.
Follow the patient-flow protocol: reception, registration, triage, labs, and escort to provider.
Follow the visit-completion protocol: receive encounter and referral forms, schedule next appointments, schedule outside referrals at the appointed time, and update the visit log.
Perform other related duties as assigned by management.