Medical Assistant - Family Health Center

Trinity Health•East Greenbush, NY

3d•$19 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

If you are looking for a Medical Assistant position in East Greenbush, full-time, this could be your opportunity. Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places. This position will be located at 2 Empire Drive, East Greenbush, NY. Position Highlights: Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development Work/Life: Monday – Friday Office Hours

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalency
Completion of Medical Assistant program or minimum 1 year direct health care experience to be eligible for CMA National Certification Exam
Exam must be completed within 90 days of hire
Basic Computer Competency
Commitment to confidentiality and respect
Ability to work independently, yet function collaboratively as a team
Ability to lift 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

Escorts patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents all necessary health information into the electronic medical record.
Responds to patients concerns appropriately.
Completes referrals and obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic testing.
Follows proper protocol for collection and delivery of specimens.
Completes incoming patient forms and ensures forms are scanned into the electronic medical record if applicable.
Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters. Knows and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid.
Documents all exposure incidents per St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates policy.
Notifies physician regarding patients in need of physician intervention.
Ensures that patient exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at all times.
Follows office protocol to ensure adequate supplies are ordered and stocked.
Performs office testing with appropriate training and within scope of practice.
Handles medical waste appropriately.
Provides educational materials to patients.
Provides patients with electronic copy of medical record.
If applicable perform front-end functions to insure achievement of established revenue cycle metrics, consistent with excellence standards and practice workflows: Scheduling and registration, Check-in, Check-out, Charge entry/claims, End of day processes
General duties including but not limited to: Document processing, Scanning, Inbox monitoring
Performs other duties as assigned.