Medical Assistant — Growth, Tuition Support & Weekday Schedule

St. Peter's Health Partners; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical Assistant position at St. Peter's Health Partners' New Schenectady Primary Care Office, NY, is a full-time role currently located temporarily at 713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham.

You will support nurses and physicians, capture vitals, document health information in the EMR, and handle referrals, specimens, and revenue-cycle front-end tasks. Preferred candidates have MA training and CMA/CCMA/RMA certification, a high school diploma, and experience with EHRs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Training Program.
• Holds National Medical Assistant Certification: CMA, CCMA, RMA.
• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Experience with electronic health record systems.
• Ability to obtain and record patient data including health history, family history, allergies, current medications, current complaints.
• Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology.
• Experience assisting physicians, nurses, or other healthcare providers in performing clinical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Escorts patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents all health information into the EMR.
• Responds to patients concerns appropriately.
• Completes referrals and obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic testing.
• Follows proper protocol for collection and delivery of specimens.
• Participates in all required meetings and practice huddles.
• Completes incoming patient forms and ensures forms are scanned into the EMR.
• Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters and handles exposure incidents.
• Notifies physician regarding patients needing intervention.
• Ensures exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at all times.
• Follows office protocol to ensure supplies are ordered and stocked.
• Performs office testing within scope of practice.
• Handles medical waste appropriately.
• Provides educational materials to patients and electronic copies of medical records.
• Front-end duties: scheduling, registration, check-in/out, charge entry/claims, end-of-day processes, document processing, scanning, inbox monitoring.

Skills

Vital signs

HIPAA

Confidentiality

Patient data collection

Communication

Education

Medical Assistant Training Program

CMA/CCMA/RMA certification

Tools

Electronic Health Record

Job description

The Medical Assistant position at St. Peter's Health Partners' New Schenectady Primary Care Office, NY, is a full-time role currently located temporarily at 713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham.

You will support nurses and physicians, capture vitals, document health information in the EMR, and handle referrals, specimens, and revenue-cycle front-end tasks. Preferred candidates have MA training and CMA/CCMA/RMA certification, a high school diploma, and experience with EHRs.