Medical Office Assistant
Catholic Health•North Babylon, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
Catholic Health Physicians Practices strives to deliver clinically excellent medical care to our patients. We are looking for a Medical Office Assistants who will provide the highest quality of patient care by being an integral part of the clinical team. Candidate MUST be a medical assistant.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or 3+years documented medical assistant experience and completion of the CH Medical Assistant Assessment.
- BCLS training and current certification required from: American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- Proficiency with care tasks such as phlebotomy, asep
Responsibilities
- Prepares exam rooms for use following protocol including: disinfecting, stocking all rooms, and checking vaccinations and medications availability for the day.
- Preps the patient chart with pre-visit planning by reviewing the next working day’s schedule and identifying gaps in care.
- The medical assistant is responsible for ensuring and/or obtaining the last mammogram and breast ultrasound, colonoscopy, immunizations and any clinical studies or consults that are required for that office visit
- Escorts patients to exam rooms.
- Directs patient flow for maximum efficiency.
- Collects and documents patient information, clinical data and other relevant information such as vital signs, height/weight, allergies, active medication list, chief complaint, pain screen and current symptoms.
- Obtains additional data from patient/significant other, EKG/lab/ diagnostic test results and other historical data. Reports findings to provider, recognizing abnormal findings or changes in condition.
- Confirms and clarifies written orders prior to implementation of delegated tasks.
- Collects, prepares and processes laboratory specimens for on-site and remote-site testing. Tracks and enters results in medical record. Performs quality control for waived testing and log maintenance
- Assist with front office duties: greeting patients, answering phones, and verifying insurances.
- Other duties assigned
Benefits
- generous benefits packages
- generous tuition assistance
- a defined benefit pension plan
- a culture that supports professional and educational growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
