Medical Assistant

Clinical And Administrative Support Technician

Salary Range: $28.43

Job Requisition ID: 136189WD

Overview: Provide superior clinical and administrative support to patients and clinicians in a fast paced outpatient clinic. Under limited supervision and exercising initiative, assist with the coordination of outpatient clinical activities of the team. This position is in the Digestive Diseases clinic located at 40 Temple St.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated proficiency with medical assisting standards and principles. Proven ability with operational processes in a medical setting (i.e. clinical data collection, phlebotomy, and education).
• Demonstrated and proven ability in a high-volume physician practice.
• Demonstrated ability to generate trusting and supportive relationships with patients, families, staff and faculty.
• Demonstrated proficiency with medical terminology.
• Demonstrated record of attendance and reliability.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Maintains comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environment.
• Prepares patients for examinations. Provides routine information related to medical treatments and procedures.
• Measures and records vital signs. Collects specimens. Prepares examining rooms. Selects and lays out medical supplies.
• Maintains medical equipment. Records and reports patient information. Retrieves laboratory test results and patient files.
• Escorts patients and visitors. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies.
• Performs clerical functions related to medical activities.

Required Education and Experience: Two years of related work experience and a high school level education; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Required License(s) or Certification(s): Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants or American Registry of Medical Assistants (or ability to get certification/registration within 90 days of employment).

Time Type: Full time

Duration Type: Staff

Work Model: On-site

Location: 800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements: All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check.

Health Requirements: This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working in a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air. HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer: The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

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