Medical Assistant

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Warwick (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network seeks a Medical Assistant to work under physician and RN supervision, taking vital signs, collecting data, and providing direct patient care. The role coordinates lab and radiology appointments and assists with registration and billing, maintaining charts and logs as part of the care team.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of Medical Assistant experience, a High School Diploma or equivalent, and certification as a Medical Assistant is preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to take vital signs and assist with data collection.
• Provide direct care and assist with registration and billing documentation.
• Maintains patient charts and logs; supports secretarial tasks.

Responsibilities

• Take vital signs and document in patient chart.
• Coordinate labs and radiology appointments; route referrals.
• Assist with registration, billing, and patient flow to departments.
• Maintain supplies and logs; support insurance verification and data collection.
• Input data into EMR for certified medical assistants (when applicable).
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisors.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The Medical Assistants work under the direction of the physician and RN takes vital signs, assists with data collection, provides direct care, and assists with tasks as directed. This position coordinates laboratory and radiology appointments, referrals and directs patients to the proper services with all needed requisitions. Maintains patient charts and logs and provides secretarial support as well as assisting with registration and billing.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care to patients.
• Provides care to patient as instructed in accordance with established procedures.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measures vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and documents all information in patient's chart.
• Obtains all related reports, labs and information and files in patients' medical records in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensures that exam rooms are stocked with adequate medical supplies and cleaned in accordance with practice standards.
• Performs required checks (i.e., refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.).
• Schedules and verifies appointments for patients including verification of patient insurance information.
• Records all necessary patient, guarantor and financial information as each patient is being registered.
• Gathers all proper forms and obtains necessary signatures.
• Collects and provides receipts as required for pre-payment of services and prepares encounter.
• Directs or assists the patient to the ancillary department with paperwork required by the department.
• Maintains all logs, charts, and appointment books.
• Checks expiration dates on all stored medications/immunizations/supplies on a weekly basis.
• Updates laboratory /x-ray logs on a daily basis.
• Maintains MSDS book.
• May perform specialized procedures, such as blood draws, conduct EKGs.
• May complete insurance forms and code procedures for billing. For certified medical assistants only: inputs data into Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Maintains patient charts and logs and provides secretarial support as well as assisting with registration and billing.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

Experience

1-3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Licenses / Certifications

Certification as a Medical Assistant preferred.

Other

N/A

Special Requirements

N/A