Medical Assistant - Internal Med Carmel

Community Health Network; Town of Carmel (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Network in New York seeks a Medical Assistant to support providers at an ambulatory care site. You will facilitate patient visits, prepare rooms, perform routine tests, and help with referrals and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities include rooming patients, taking vital signs and EKGs, collecting specimens, and documenting care in EPIC EMR. Certification within 6 months is required; MA program graduates welcome.

Qualifications

• Graduate/certificate from a recognized medical assisting program OR HS Diploma/GED plus 1 year MA experience in a physician practice within the past 3 years.
• Medical Assistant certification required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam rooms and treatment areas, stocking supplies.
• Room patients and maintain efficient provider flow.
• Obtain vital signs, EKGs, and specimen collection.
• Document care in the EPIC EMR system.
• Perform Point of Care Testing per protocol.
• Process referrals and medication refills.
• Maintain positive relationships with patients and staff.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Clinical workflow

Education

Graduates from medical assisting program

HS Diploma/GED

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, \"community\" is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered - and we couldn't do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Medical Assistant will be responsible for assisting the provider of an ambulatory health care site with facilitation of patient visit and procedures, routine laboratory tests, referrals, and quality outcomes for the population of the practice. As an MA, you will also get to actively participate in Network quality initiatives regarding best practices.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

• Graduate/certificate of completion from a recognized medical assisting program OR a High School Diploma/GED + one year of medical assistant experience in a physician practice within the past three years.
• Medical Assistant certification required within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam rooms and treatment areas for patient use including required cleaning and stocking of supplies
• Room patients and manage an efficient flow of provider's caseload
• Obtain necessary vital signs, EKGs, and/or specimen collection
• Documentation of care using the EPIC EMR system
• Perform Point of Care Testing based on patient's chief complaint and available protocols
• Process referrals and medication refills
• Maintain positive relationships with patients, providers, and staff