Part Time Medical Assistant
Boston Childrens Health Physicians LLP•Scarsdale, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
Seeking a Part Time Medical Assistant for BCHP's Pediatric Office in Scarsdale, NY. The role involves creating a patient-centered environment, preparing rooms, escorting patients, recording vital signs, drawing blood, assisting nurses and doctors with various procedures and visits, managing lab tests and results, and ensuring proper sterilization and restocking of equipment. The Medical Assistant will also participate in medical home meetings and pre-visit planning, demonstrating excellence in customer service.
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent required
Nice To Haves
- Pediatric experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Create a patient-centered environment
- Prepare rooms for the day
- Escort patients to room; prepare patients for examinations
- Record height/weight (head circ if age appropriate) and blood pressure for well visit; chart
- Drawing blood and assisting nurses in the office
- Ask parent or patient about chief complaint and document
- Perform vision and hearing screening as necessary and document in chart according to standing protocols
- Gather proper immunizations at well visits, document in chart, and gain consent from parents
- Perform strep tests and flu test swabs, record results in the chart, and charge for the procedures
- Perform fingerstick lead, hemoglobin, and cholesterol tests according to standing protocols, document results in chart, and bill for procedure
- Perform venipuncture when requested by providers
- Assist doctors as needed with sick visits, as well as well-child visits
- Clean and restock rooms and equipment
- Relay messages as may be required by physicians
- Prepare for urine culture and analysis
- Prepare for strep tests and all other laboratory tests
- Assist doctor and nurses with procedures
- Prepare instruments for sterilization
- Record overnight culture results in chart
- Check and chart temps in fridge and incubator
- Record culture results in chart
- Track lab results
- Operate according to standard orders and standing protocols
- Provide care in a patient-centered manner
- Attend medical home meetings
- Participate in pre-visit planning
- Demonstrate excellence in both internal and external customer service
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
