Medical and Office Assistant (49073)

divh2Medical and Office Assistant/h2pBronx, NY 10451/ph2Overview/h2pSalary Range $24.94 - $25.75 Hourly Job Shift Day Education Level High School or GED/ph2Description/h2pFor 40 years, Care For the Homeless has fought homelessness by delivering high-quality and client-centered health care, human services and shelter to homeless individuals and families, and by advocating for policies to ameliorate, prevent and end homelessness./ppJob Summary: This role is in a Community Health clinical site setting; working on a team of committed professionals supporting Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, while also providing patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care to a diverse and vulnerable population./ppThis employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities include the following:/ppEssential duties and Responsibilities include the following:/pulliProvide full-cycle appointment management for clinic site (patient follow-up and drop-in appointments, specialty services and testing) to optimize clinic patient hours./liliDocument all services in eClinical Works (EMR) system./liliManage all front office tasks including; basic intake and collection of patient demographics, insurance information, privacy practice forms, its collection and management, faxing, and filing./liliReferral coordination with patient contact for date of appointment./liliInsurance verification on all patients requesting a visit./liliEnsure all registration information is completed and updated accurately at the time of each appointment./liliResponsible for printing pre-visit planning in preparation for huddle./liliFollow all Federal, State and City regulations and guidelines regarding to medical clinic operations./liliResponsible for understanding CFHs Medical Clinic Policy and Procedures./liliAssist in taking medical histories, vital signs, recording height and weight at Nurse Manager/Provider request./liliPerforms phlebotomy and collects lab specimens, as requested, using appropriate protocols, such as infection control. Logs information into EMR/vendor system, labels, and routes lab specimens according to standard procedure./liliEnsures that results are received on all lab specimens submitted./liliMaintains order and cleanliness of examination rooms./liliEnsures medical supplies are maintained and reordered./liliDisposes of expired supplies according to procedures./liliPerforms equipment checks and completes required logs; which may include refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, sample medication logs, AED, and other required checks/logs./liliLiaise with laboratory and pharmacies as directed by provider and Nurse Manager./liliPerforms monthly NYSDOH Article 28 policy walkthroughs./liliSubmits work orders as indicated upon completion of Article 28 walkthrough./liliAssist with change of simple dressings, check urine for glucose and ketones and other tests as directed by Nurse Managers and provider staff./liliPerform EKG exams./liliPoint-of-care testing as directed by the provider (HIV, Hep C, additional CLIA waived tests)./liliPerform all required point of care proficiency tests./liliPerform lot specific Quality Assurance checks and log all results on all point of care testing./liliReport issues or challenges to provider(s), Nurse Managers and Director of Practice Management./li/ulh2Qualifications/h2pJob Qualifications:/ppEducational Requirements:/pulliAA degree preferred, High School Diploma required/liliMedical Assistant/liliBasic Life Support Certificate required./li/ulpExperience:/pulli1-2 Years of experience as MA with medical office experience preferred./liliAbility to communicate effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients./liliEffective interpersonal and communication skills/liliProficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word/liliExcellent telephone etiquette/liliBilingual-Spanish preferred/liliExperience using eClinical is a Plus!/li/ul/div