Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Hiring for Medical Assistants in Rye Brook, NY and Greenwich, CT. 

Setting: Multispecialty
Pay: $20-25/hr (based on years of experience)
Medical Assistant Diploma/Certificate is required. 
Active BLS/CPR is required. 
EPIC EMR experience strongly preferred

Must be flexible to work 8 hour shifts between the hours of 7AM-5:30PM based on clinic needs. Monday thru Friday day shift 40 hours/week. 

MUST be able to travel to either Woodbridge, CT or Stratford, CT for EPIC trainings!

Job Requirements :

Medical Assisting degree required (national certification a plus).
Primary Care experience preferred. for those offices
Comfortable with phlebotomy. POCT & EKG experience preferred.
OB / GYN exp preferred for those offices
Acclimated with Front desk & clinical assignments (MAs in practice are dually trained).
Epic experience preferred but not mandatory.
Excellent customer service skill (oral & written) required.
Professional conduct & Patient-centered care required.
Team oriented
Flexible coverage (may sometimes be required to work with 2 clinicians in any given shift).
Accountable & teachable
Consistent punctuality required

Summary:
Responsible for assisting physicians/providers with patient care, rooming patients, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks. Responsible for appointment scheduling and chart management. Provides information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from the practice services. Conveys a positive image of the practice. 
Responsibilities:

• Accompanies patients to exam/procedure room.
• Prepares patients for visit. Typically includes, vitals, height, weight, blood pressure, EKG, specimen collection (where applicable), phlebotomy (where applicable), INR (where applicable), pulse oximetry, spirometry, etc. Documents medical and surgical history, family history, social history, problem list, and medications, in EPIC.
• Assists physicians/providers with various procedures.
• Maintains patient records effectively
• Efficiently manages and routinely checks EPIC in-basket.
• Answers calls and return calls (in a timely manner) and provides pertinent information
• Sends/receives patient medical records and abstracts new patient records into EPIC.
• Cross trained on front desk duties including but not limited to, greeting patients/visitors, answering calls, scheduling appointments, maintaining/scanning patient medical records
• Cleans exam/procedures rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control following established department policy.
• Cleans sterilizer (when applicable) according to scheduled maintenance program and maintains appropriate documentation.
• Maintains knowledge of practice policy, HIPPA, current coding, OSHA regulation and CLIA regulations (where applicable).
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduation from an accredited medical assistant certificate program.
•   Certification/Registration (CCMA/CMA/AAMA/RMA) preferred.
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