Medical Assistant - Morrisville Family Health Center

External Community Memorial Hospital•Morrisville, NY

About The Position

The Medical Assistant fulfills patient care, clerical, environmental, organizational, and clinical medical assisting responsibilities as assigned at Morrisville Family Health Center. Patient care duties include organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam rooms, assisting with transfers and other needs, collecting patient histories, performing screenings according to provider guidelines, charting, relaying instructions to patients and families, and answering calls with relevant information. Clerical duties may include sending and receiving medical records; obtaining laboratory, X-ray, hospital, and referral information; completing forms and requisitions; scheduling appointments; verifying insurance coverage and patient demographics; and maintaining complete, appropriately filed charts. Environmental duties may include setting up instruments and equipment, cleaning rooms and equipment between visits to maintain infection control, managing supplies, and restocking rooms. Clinical responsibilities include checking vital signs, preparing patients for examinations, verifying prescriptions against physician orders, disposing of and monitoring biohazard waste, performing laboratory procedures in accordance with OSHA guidelines and quality-control methods, conducting CLIA-waived testing and venipunctures, handling specimens, performing EKG testing and lab draws, and providing emergency first aid. Medical assistants must adhere to the MA scope of practice in the laboratory and follow New York State guidelines. The position works as part of a team with physicians, APPs, licensed nurses, receptionists, and other staff. The Medical Assistant must maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, comply with organizational policies on ethical business practices, respect and promote patient rights, respond appropriately to emergency codes, and communicate patient or staff problems to the immediate supervisor. Other duties may be assigned or requested.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a customer service attitude.
Adherence to the Medical Assistant scope of practice in the laboratory and New York State guidelines.
Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working as a Medical Office Assistant (MOA) or Medical Assistant (MA).
Medical Assistant or CAN certification.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Check schedules and organize patient flow; accompany patients to exam rooms and assist with walking, transfers, and other needs.
Collect patient histories, perform screenings per provider guidelines, chart, relay instructions to patients and families, and answer calls with pertinent information.
Send and receive patient medical records; obtain lab and X-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information; complete forms and requisitions.
Schedule appointments, verify insurance coverage and patient demographics, and maintain complete, appropriately filed charts.
Set up instruments and equipment according to department protocols; clean exam and procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between visits to maintain infection control.
Order, sort, store, and manage supplies; restock exam and procedure rooms.
Respect and promote patient rights, respond appropriately to emergency codes, and share patient or staff problems with the immediate supervisor.
Check vital signs and prepare patients for physical examinations; verify prescriptions against physician orders.
Dispose of and monitor biohazard waste; perform laboratory procedures according to OSHA guidelines and quality-control methods, including CLIA-waived testing and venipunctures.
Handle urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum specimens; perform EKG testing and lab draws; provide emergency first aid.
Adhere to the MA scope of practice in the laboratory and practice according to New York State guidelines.
Work as part of a team with physicians, APPs, licensed nurses, receptionists, and other staff.
Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance; comply with organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.