Medical Assistant - Auburn Memorial Medical Services
Auburn, NY 13022
About the Job
- Medical Assistant*
*General Position Description:*
The Medical Assistant will perform both clinical and clerical tasks within the office.
*Reporting:*
The Medical Assistant reports to the Practice Manager for day-to-day functional direction.
*Duties and Responsibilities*:
Clerical
· Demonstrates ability to scan and or route (from holding tanks) in outside records from previous physicians, emergency/hospital visits, consults/labs, immunization records, etc. Ensures complete chart prior to patient being seen.
· Obtains authorizations as needed for procedures, medications and services.
· Receptionist duties as required based on the needs of the practice.
· Promptly and professionally answers all incoming telephone calls ensuring to introduce yourself and the practice. Documents and direct calls appropriately.
· Check's patient out by giving testing requisitions, as directed by the physicians, schedules patients for ancillary tests, and outside physicians' appointments (referrals). Documents and processes appropriate follow-up in the EMR.
· Records and documents referrals in the patient's chart as directed.
· Schedules and reschedules patient appointments over the telephone, in-person and follow up visits at the end of the initial patient appointment.
· Maximizes physician schedules to reach target volumes.
· Participates in daily management of scanning folders and in-bound faxing to ensure complete scanning and routing of all incoming documents to the appropriate provider or staff member.
· Complete Medical records request.
Clinical
· Consistently rooms patients in a timely fashion to enhance the efficiency of the provider's schedule. Assist patients in dressing and undressing as needed.
· With each patient roomed; compiles "nurses" note, obtains accurate vital signs, verifies all current medications, allergies, history and accurately documents result in the computer/ EMR.
· Assist providers in examination of patients and performance of procedures and tests. Demonstrates the ability to perform; EKG's, pulse oximetry, spirometry, hearing and vision exams, tympanogram and cerumen removal. Demonstrating sterile technique as required.
· Demonstrates ability to perform phlebotomy and waived testing (ie. glucose testing, urine processing, occult and culture specimen collection).
· Gives patients testing requisitions, as directed by the physicians, schedules patients for ancillary tests, and outside physicians' appointments (referrals). Documents and processes appropriate follow-up in the EMR.
· As required by CLIA and other regulations, maintain a log of lab specimens processed on-site or sent to outside labs for testing, and perform regularly scheduled controls.
· Documents all billable services on the electronic super bill at the end of each visit. Ensures proper coding and inclusion of all activities.
· Assist with the ordering of medical supplies, pharmaceuticals as needed.
· Maintain sanitary and orderly conditions in the clinical areas at all times; clean up exam rooms immediately after each visit and set up and stock rooms as needed. Maintain equipment and instruments within the office.
· Demonstrates ability to wrap instruments for sterilization; change sterilization solution and insure proper calibration and functionality of the sterilization equipment.
· Identify needed equipment repairs or upgrades, and reports to the practice manager.
· Demonstrate the ability to complete tasks as directed by provider within the scope of the NYS law.
General
· Provide excellent patient service.
· Demonstrates efficient/productive use of work time. Arrives for work as scheduled and focuses on job duties as listed above. Punches in/out daily and for lunch as required in a timely fashion.
· Demonstrates team effort. When individual work is complete, looks for ways to help others.ie reviews triages, helps with rooming, scanning etc.
· Participates in educational and administrative staff training regarding infection controls procedures, HIPAA and other as determined by administration.
· Treats all patients, peers, providers and staff in a positive, professional manner.
· Other duties as dictated by the needs of the practice
· Completes all required training and continuing education as directed.
· Train employees and perform other tasks assigned by the practice manager.
· Attends mandatory staff meetings, morning huddles, training sessions and conferences.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $24.50 per hour
Benefits:
* 403(b)
* 403(b) matching
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Free parking
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 5x8
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
* No weekends
Experience:
* EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
* Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* BLS Certification (Preferred)
* Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
* Auburn, NY (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
* Auburn, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Source : Auburn Memorial Medical Services
