Medical Assistant

Spire Orthopedic Partners•Town of New Windsor, NY

14d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Spire Orthopedic Partners is a growing national partnership of orthopedic practices. As a Management Services Organization, Spire provides administrative infrastructure, capital, and operational resources to support its practices and help physicians focus on patient care. The network is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and spans the Northeast, with more than 165 physicians, 1,800 employees, 285 other clinical providers, and 40 locations across New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. The Medical Assistant supports physicians and clinical teams with patient care and day-to-day clinical operations. Duties include preparing charts and rooms, assisting with procedures, coordinating patient flow and communications, documenting and maintaining electronic medical records, managing clinical supplies, and traveling between practice locations as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Completion of a Medical Assistant program preferred.
Experience in a clinical setting preferred.
Polite telephone etiquette and good written and oral communication skills.
Computer literacy preferred, including practice management software, EMR, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills preferred.
Medical Assistant certificate or another licensure preferred.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
Experience in a clinical setting.
Computer literacy, including practice management software, EMR, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Medical Assistant certificate or another licensure.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Review charts and notes before the start of the day.
Replenish, stock, and organize supplies and equipment in patient rooms and nursing stations.
Assist physicians with all aspects of patient care while implementing Universal Precautions.
Prepare patients and rooms for procedures, including safely positioning patients and setting up the room.
Oversee patient flow within the assigned area and track timing, late arrivals, and no-shows.
Keep physicians informed about urgent messages, appointments, abnormal laboratory results, and test results.
Review patient messages with physician input, make callbacks, and write notes.
Document completed messages in the EMR and inform triage of status according to e-message instructions.
Coordinate test-result callbacks after physicians review and sign off on completed tests in the EMR.
Complete forms required to obtain authorization for ordered tests.
Prepare clinical paperwork for scanning, including writing EMR numbers and dates of birth on documents.
Clean and disinfect patient care areas at the end of each day.
Sterilize clinical instruments as needed.
Provide support to other clinical staff members working with a physician or in triage as needed.
Train to fit patients with durable medical equipment within the Medical Assistant scope of practice.
Receive incoming inventory as time allows or as assigned and restock clinical areas.
Shut down rooms properly, including logging out of computers, cleaning and preparing exam tables for the next day, and changing sharps containers.
Maintain EMR worklists assigned by the clinical manager.
Travel to practice locations as needed.
Perform other duties deemed necessary within the clinical department by the manager.