Medical Assistant

Westchester Medical Center; Town of Warwick (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to support physicians and RNs by taking vitals, collecting data, and providing direct patient care. The role coordinates lab and radiology appointments, handles registrations and billing, and maintains patient charts and logs.

Responsibilities include escorting patients to exam rooms, verifying insurance information, scheduling, and assisting with documentation in the EMR.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification as a Medical Assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take vital signs and document in patient charts.
• Coordinate lab and radiology appointments and referrals.
• Maintain patient charts, registration and billing records.
• Prepare and file clinical and insurance forms.
• Escort patients and ensure exam rooms stocked and clean.
• Enter data into the EMR when certified.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Data collection

Medical records

EMR data entry

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant certification

Tools

EMR

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/ASpecial Requirements:N/A