Medical Assistant

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; West Nyack (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network in New York is seeking a Medical Assistant to work under physician and RN supervision, taking vital signs, collecting data, and assisting with direct patient care and registrations.

You will coordinate labs and radiology, file charts, help with billing, and maintain logs. Candidates with 1–3 years of experience and a high school diploma are preferred; certification is a plus.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and skill to provide care to patients.
• Assists with data collection and vital signs.
• Escorts patients to exam rooms and documents information in charts.
• Obtains reports, labs and files in patients' medical records.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Data collection

EMR input

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EMR/EHR

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 daily.
• 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.

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Licenses / Certifications

Certification as a Medical Assistant preferred.

Other

N/A

Special Requirements

N/A