Dermatology Medical Administrative Assistant

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,079,000 - 93,815,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical Administrative Assistant role at Mount Sinai Health System provides secretarial and clinical support to physicians and surgeons, performing administrative duties to deliver quality patient care in the Dermatology department.

Responsibilities include scheduling appointments, collecting insurance authorizations, entering orders in EMR, handling messages, maintaining charts, and supporting revenue cycle processes.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED with two years of related experience.
• Graduate of Medical Assistant Program if performing clinical duties.
• Certification: CMA required if performing Medical Assistant duties.

Responsibilities

• May schedule appointments for patients.
• Take detailed clinical phone messages for physician or advanced allied healthcare provider.
• Acquire insurance authorizations for procedures and tests ordered by attending physician.
• Enter orders into the EMR system or prepare prescription refill requests for review and approval by the ordering physician.
• Maintain logging system as required for tracking test results.
• Assist in the maintenance of medical charts and/or EMR (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms).
• May schedule surgeries/procedures or work with Surgical Coordinator verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admissions and consent forms.
• May perform Medical Assistant duties such as venipuncture and/or EKGs, patient walking assistance, collecting specimens and point of care testing.
• Retrieve physician correspondence from dictation service, edit where necessary.
• Prepare physicians mail correspondence.
• Compile documents for surgical billing packages.
• May maintain, adjust and confirm patient office schedule.
• Help direct patient flow during practice hours.
• Participate in revenue cycle processes.
• May perform medical scribe responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED

Graduate of Medical Assistant Program

Job description

The Medical Administrative Assistant role at Mount Sinai Health System provides secretarial and clinical support to physicians and surgeons, performing administrative duties to deliver quality patient care in the Dermatology department.

Responsibilities include scheduling appointments, collecting insurance authorizations, entering orders in EMR, handling messages, maintaining charts, and supporting revenue cycle processes.