Medical Assistant II — Primary Care Support Champion

Capital Health Screening Centre; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to support patient care and front-office duties at our Princeton-area clinics. You will prepare patients for exams, perform basic clinical tasks, and help maintain medical records and referral paperwork.

The role requires a post-secondary medical assisting program with injections training and current certification; NJPMP monitoring may be included. On-site work with a collaborative health system team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredited by the National Healthcare Association (NHA), or its successor, CAHEA, or ABHES, or any accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The educational program shall include, at a minimum, 330 clock hours of instruction and shall encompass training in the administration of intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and instruction and demonstration in: pertinent anatomy and physiology appropriate to injection procedures; choice of equipment; proper technique; including sterile technique; hazards and complications; and emergency procedures.
• Must maintain current certification from the Certifying Board of the Americ

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
• Cleans exam rooms, obtains lab specimens; assists physicians and staff; selects appropriate equipment prior to collection.
• Prepares exam rooms for patient encounters and assists LIP as requested; maintains supplies and forms; maintains statistics as assigned.
• Performs clerical duties including patient registration, answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing medical records, and distribution of reports.
• Performs electrocardiograms and other tests including point of care testing following established policies and universal precautions.
• Documents medical information in electronic medical records including medication and refill information and patient call documentation; keeps rooms stocked and organized.
• Coordinates with front office personnel and ancillary staff in a professional manner; supports patient service; assists in checkout tasks such as discharge paperwork, referrals, and insurance eligibility.
• Performs injections, subcutaneous or intramuscular; adheres to Capital Health policies.
• Cross-trained to perform Patient Reception Rep duties as needed.
• Performs NJPMP monitoring under the direction of a Licensed Independent Practitioner.

Skills

Medical assisting

Patient care

Clerical duties

Patient interviewing

Education

Medical assisting program accred. by NHA/CAHEA/ABHES

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

Capital Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to support patient care and front-office duties at our Princeton-area clinics. You will prepare patients for exams, perform basic clinical tasks, and help maintain medical records and referral paperwork.

The role requires a post-secondary medical assisting program with injections training and current certification; NJPMP monitoring may be included. On-site work with a collaborative health system team.