Medical Assistant (MA, CNA, EMT) - Sleep Care

Hartford HealthCare • Willimantic, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare, a comprehensive healthcare network in Connecticut, is seeking a Medical Assistant for Windham Hospital's AASM accredited Sleep Center. Windham Hospital has a 75-year history of providing high-tech, compassionate medical care to Northeastern Connecticut. The Medical Assistant will primarily assist medical providers by performing various aspects of medical assisting, patient education, patient monitoring, and coordination with third-party payers and Durable Medical Equipment Companies (DMEC) in a busy Sleep Center environment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Currently enrolled in a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited medical assisting program, or CNA program, or equivalents, with expected completion within 60 days of employment
• At least one (1) year of experience in a health care setting
• Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), or similar credentialing body, OR State of CT DPH CNA, required within 60 days of employment
• BLS certification required or completion within 30 days of employment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to make independent decisions within his/her area of responsibility
• Excellent verbal and written skills in the English language required daily
• Excellent telephone skills required
• Familiarity with medical terminology
• Working knowledge of PC including word processing and data entry
• Knowledge of third party payer (government & private payer) rules and regulations regarding sleep medicine testing, patient evaluations and durable medical equipment qualification requirements (or obtain within 60 days of employment)
• Basic knowledge and understanding of various sleep testing procedures (or obtain within 60 days of employment)
• Intermediate skills using the EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) in the outpatient setting, including patient registration, scheduling, Encounter generation and patient rooming (or obtain within 60 days of employment)
• Must maintain, at all times, BLS CPR certification
• Maintains required level of technical and/or professional learning
• Ensures through continuing education the skills necessary to assess patients based on their age-specific needs are maintained

Nice To Haves

• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in a health care setting
• Advanced knowledge of AASM accredited Sleep Center office practice

Responsibilities

• Assisting the medical provider by performing all aspects of medical assisting
• Patient education
• Patient monitoring
• Third party payer and DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY (DMEC) coordination

Benefits

• competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED