Offsite Medical Assistant I-Multispecialty-Jackson Heights, NY-Full Time-Day

Mount Sinai - 37-22 82nd Street - Responsibilities: Provide clinical office support to the supervising physician and perform patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care.; Fulfills patient care responsibilities such as checking schedules and organizing patient flow; accompanying patients to exam/procedure room; assisting with walking, transferring, dressing, collecting and processing specimens and point-of-care testing; preparing for exam.; Assists physicians with procedures, takes vital signs, relays instructions to patients and families; answers calls and provides pertinent information.; Fulfills clerical responsibilities such as sending/receiving patient medical records; obtaining lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information; completing forms and requisitions; managing charts and filing information.; Enters orders into the EMR system or prepares prescription refill requests for physician review; inventories, orders or restocks medical supplies; sets up examination rooms and instruments; maintains required logging for medications, testing, sterilization, and related processes; checks expiration dates and disposes as required; ensures a safe environment per policies; may schedule surgeries/procedures and assist with pre-admissions; may perform phlebotomy duties; may handle appointment scheduling and patient registration; may update insurance information and pre-certification for procedures.