Medical Assistant

External • Brooklyn, NY

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant will perform a combination of duties under the direction of a provider, including screening patients for medical histories, recording vital signs, and performing EKGs. Responsibilities also include preparing patients for examinations, assisting providers as needed, scheduling follow-up appointments, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, and performing phlebotomy. The role involves ensuring proper disposal of contaminated supplies, preparing instruments for sterilization, stocking examination rooms, and ordering necessary supplies. Maintaining communication with health agencies for immunization reporting and communicable diseases is crucial for updating patient information. The position requires moving equipment when necessary, operating equipment, and preparing patient medical records or EMRs with appropriate intake sheets. This includes gathering information, recording complaints, taking vital signs, and performing various ordered tests. Logging laboratory and radiology results into patient records and completing various forms for medical, physical, disability, and school purposes are also key duties. The Medical Assistant will track inventory for supplies and vaccines, interview patients, ensure charts are prepared with relevant information for providers, and assist in maintaining patient flow. Escorting patients and specimens, setting up examination rooms, and distributing educational materials are part of the role. Assisting with prescription refill authorizations and recalling or rescheduling patients as instructed are also required. The position demands the ability to perform directives from physicians and other duties as required.

Requirements

• Minimum formal education of High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year job-related experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read, write and speak English

Nice To Haves

• Certification and Training from a Vocational/Technical or Career Program
• Medical Assistant Certification
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

• Screen all patients for medical histories
• Record vital signs, EKG
• Record X-Ray and/or Sonogram in patient medical record charts
• Prepare patient for examination
• Assist the provider as necessary during the examination
• Scheduling of patients for follow up as necessary
• Collect and prepare laboratory specimens
• Perform phlebotomy
• Ensure the appropriate disposal of contaminated supplies
• Prepare instruments for sterilization
• Stocking examination rooms
• Order supplies as necessary
• Maintain communication with the various health agencies; immunization reporting; communicable diseases etc. to ensure patient information is updated
• Moving equipment when or where necessary
• Assist in the examination and treatment of patient
• Operate equipment and perform EKG as indicated
• Prepare patient medical record (chart) and/or EMR with appropriate intake sheets
• Gather information, complaints, take vital signs, perform various tests as ordered
• Logging in patient medical record and/or EMR Laboratory and Radiology results
• Perform directives as requested by the various physicians
• Completing various forms for Medical; Physical; Disability; and Schools
• Track inventory for supplies, vaccines etc.
• Interview patient
• Ensures chart is available, with relevant lab work and test reports if indicated, for the provider when the provider sees the patient
• Assist with maintaining the patient flow to and from exam rooms and treatment areas
• Assists in escorting patients and specimens throughout the facility
• Setting up examination rooms for various primary and specialty care physicians
• Distribute appropriate educational material to patient as directed
• Assisting in the authorization of prescription refills as directed by the physician
• Recall or Rescheduling of patients as instructed
• Securing and ensuring Confidentiality of sensitive information
• Intake of patient medical history prior to provider examination
• Complete time out form
• Point of care testing including nasal and throat swab
• CIR updating
• STD reporting
• Track temperature in refrigerator/freezer; complete appropriate forms
• Perform other duties as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED