Outpatient Medical Assistant - Albany, NY - full time

Trinity Health-posted 3 months ago
Full-time
Albany, NY
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MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Albany, NY - FT If you are looking for a Medical Assistant position in Albany, 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 5 Palisades Drive. 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
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