Medical Assistant

*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 insuranceSchedule:* 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