Medical Assistant - School Based -Webutuck

Open Door Family Medical Center•Amenia, NY

6d•$20 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Open Door Care Network provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester, Putnam, Ulster and Dutchess Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides more than 300,000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60,000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care, dental care, integrated behavioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs, and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs. Founded as a free clinic in 1972, Open Door’s mission of building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today, Open Door operates centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, and Sleepy Hollow, in addition to nine School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester, Ossining and Webutuck School Districts, and a dental practice in Saugerties, NY. Open Door is seeking a Patient Care Specialist for its School Based Health Center in the Webutuck Central School District in Amenia, NY. A certification from an accredited health care agency is a must. Experience: 1+ years of experience as a medical assistant required. English/Spanish language skills required. As an Open Door employee, you would be eligible to participate in Open Door's Retention Bonus Plan, which pays a quarterly bonus of $750, beginning the first quarter following 3 months of employment, as long as you remain an active employee in good standing.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Accredited Medical Assistant certificate is required
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Superior customer service skills and experience
One+ years of experience in a Medical Assistant position
Flexible and solutions driven
Responsive and comfortable working in a fast paced high accountability environment
Provides care to patients in a compassionate, caring, cheerful and concerned manner
Comfortable engaging with adolescents in a warm and friendly manner while maintaining professional boundaries
Able to travel periodically to other School Based Health Center sites in Ossining and Port Chester
Passionate about providing high quality care to low-income, under-served individuals and those lacking access to health care
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times
Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement
Outstanding verbal and written communications, with a culturally diverse patient and staff population
Proficient in MS office applications and other data based systems
Maintains a safe environment of care for patients and staff
Capable to move around for long periods of time in the patient care unit and throughout the school building.
Able to perform duties which include regular and recurring bending, lifting light items such as medical supplies as well as lifting and repositioning patients

Responsibilities

Performs and accurately records patient’s chief complaints, medical history, screening tests, vital signs, vision, hearing, EKG and Spiro for patients of pediatric and adolescent age groups.
Assists providers with examinations, diagnostic and therapeutic tests.
Patient-centric with empathy, excellent active listening and communication skills, engaging and efficient.
Documents necessary information on patient’s electronic record, including copies of all referrals and medical forms.
Updates the practice management information system and electronic medical record documentation with all necessary clinical information for each patient prior to the end of business day in compliance with TJC standards.
Participates in patient counseling and education activities related to primary health care, such as HIV/STD prevention and treatment, health maintenance, and family planning.
Performs simple laboratory procedures including but not limited to rapid strep test, urinalysis, pregnancy screening, hemoglobin A1C, blood glucose monitoring and venipuncture. Records and reports results appropriately, calibrates, cleans and maintains the instruments in accordance with the training and competency assessment
Performs the collection and labeling of laboratory specimens, including blood, stool and urine specimens.
Reinforces patient/family/significant others teachings that have been initiated by professional staff.
Performs medical clerical operations related to the practice, including but not limited to, registration, appointment scheduling, checking patients in and out, creating claims, sets clinic up for next day and retrieves medical profiles and results as needed.
Retrieves patients from their classes/hallway/other school areas for appointments throughout the school day.
Communicates with school nurses, teachers, school administrators in regard to health center operations and patient needs.
Communicates with parents, as directed by the provider, including translating in person or on the phone for the parent and provider when directed.
Maintains strict confidentiality while having access to printed and electronic files containing sensitive information, which must be protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act and other applicable laws and regulations.
Protects information from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized
Effectively manages patient-technician relationship
If Designated as responsible for Bio Hazardous Waste removal, complete online training and receive certificate prior to completing this task.