Medical Assistant

General Position Description: The Medical Assistant will perform both clinical and clerical tasks within the office. # 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.

Qualifications: Previous medical#office experience preferred Medent experience preferred Experience with vital signs preferred# # Salary: $18.00 to $24.50 per hour DOE