Medical Assistant

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center•New York, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant performs a variety of duties under the direction of a provider, including screening patients for medical histories, recording vital signs, performing EKGs, and documenting X-Ray and Sonogram results in patient medical records. They prepare patients for examinations, assist providers as necessary, and manage patient scheduling for follow-ups. Key responsibilities also involve collecting and preparing laboratory specimens, phlebotomy, ensuring proper disposal of contaminated supplies, preparing instruments for sterilization, stocking examination rooms, and ordering necessary supplies. The role requires maintaining communication with various health agencies for immunization and communicable disease reporting to ensure patient information is updated. Additional tasks include moving equipment, assisting with patient examination and treatment, operating medical equipment, preparing patient medical records (charts/EMR) with appropriate intake sheets, gathering patient information, taking vital signs, performing various tests as ordered, and logging lab and radiology results. The Medical Assistant is also responsible for completing various forms for medical, physical, disability, and schools, tracking inventory for supplies and vaccines, interviewing patients, ensuring charts are available with relevant lab work and test reports for providers, assisting with patient flow, escorting patients and specimens, setting up examination rooms, distributing educational material, assisting in the authorization of prescription refills, and patient recall or rescheduling. The position requires securing and ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information, effective communication, intake of patient medical history prior to provider examination, completing time out forms, performing point of care testing (including nasal and throat swabs), CIR updating, STD reporting, and tracking refrigerator/freezer temperatures.

Requirements

Minimum formal education of High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 1 year job-related experience
Medical Assistant Certification
Excellent customer service skills
Basic computer skills
Ability to read, write and speak English

Nice To Haves

Certification and Training from a Vocational/Technical or Career Program
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Perform a combination of duties under direction of a provider
Screen all patients for medical histories
Record vital signs
Perform EKG
Record X-Ray and or Sonogram in patient medical record charts
Prepare patient for examination
May or occasionally assist the provider as necessary during the examination
Schedule patients for follow up as necessary
Collect and prepare laboratory specimens
Perform phlebotomy
Ensure the appropriate disposal of contaminated supplies
Prepare instruments for sterilization
Stock examination rooms
Order supplies as necessary
Maintain communication with the various health agencies; immunization reporting; communicable diseases etc. to ensure patient information is updated
Move equipment when or where necessary
Assist in the examination and treatment of patient
Operate equipment and perform EKG as indicated
Prepare patient medical record (chart) and or EMR with appropriate intake sheets
Gather information, complaints, take vital signs, perform various tests as ordered
Log in patient medical record and or EMR Laboratory and Radiology results
Perform directives as requested by the various physicians
Complete various forms for Medical; Physical; Disability; and Schools
Track inventory for supplies, vaccines etc.
Interview patient
Ensure chart is available, with relevant lab work and test reports if indicated, for the provider when the provider sees the patient
Assist with maintaining the patient flow to and from exam rooms and treatment areas
Assist in escorting patients and specimens throughout the facility
Set up examination rooms for various primary and specialty care physicians
Distribute appropriate educational material to patient as directed
Assist in the authorization of prescription refills as directed by the physician
Recall or Reschedule patients as instructed
Secure and ensure Confidentiality of sensitive information
Communicate effectively and maintain patient records, files, report and other correspondence
Intake of patient medical history prior to provider examination
Complete time out form
Perform point of care testing including nasal and throat swab
Perform CIR updating
Perform STD reporting
Track temperature in refrigerator/freezer; complete appropriate forms
Perform other duties as required