Medical Assistant (Manhattan)

Care For the Homeless; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Care For the Homeless in New York City is seeking a Medical Assistant to join a Community Health site, supporting Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses while providing patient care and essential administrative duties to deliver high-quality care to a diverse and vulnerable population.

The MA will manage clinic appointments, document in the EMR system, handle front desk tasks, verify insurance, coordinate referrals, and assist with phlebotomy, EKGs and point-of-care testing as directed by

Qualifications

• AA degree preferred; High School Diploma required.
• Medical Assistant certification or equivalent.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-cycle appointment management for clinic site to optimize clinic hours.
• Document all services in EMR system.
• Manage all front office tasks including intake and patient demographics, insurance information, privacy forms, and filing.
• Referral coordination with patient contact for date of appointment.
• Insurance verification for patients requesting visits.
• Ensure all registration information is updated at each appointment.
• Prepare pre-visit planning for huddles.
• Follow all regulations for medical clinic operations.
• Assist in taking medical histories and vital signs as requested.
• Perform phlebotomy and collect lab specimens; log results in EMR.
• Ensure lab results are received and recorded.
• Maintain order and cleanliness of examination rooms; restock supplies.
• Perform equipment checks and required logs.
• Liaise with labs and pharmacies as directed.
• Submit Article 28 policy walkthroughs.
• Assist with dressing changes and basic urine tests as directed; perform EKGs and point-of-care testing.
• Perform quality assurance checks for point-of-care tests.
• Report issues to providers and management.

Skills

Multicultural communication

Effective communication

MS Office

Telephone etiquette

Bilingual Spanish

EMR experience

Education

High School Diploma

Medical Assistant Certification

Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Tools

eClinical Works EMR

Job description

This role is in a Community Health clinical site setting; working on a team of committed professionals supporting Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, while also providing patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care to a diverse and vulnerable population.

This employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities include the following

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following

• Provide full-cycle appointment management for clinic site (patient follow-up and drop-in appointments, specialty services and testing) to optimize clinic patient hours.
• Document all services in eClinical Works (EMR) system.
• Manage all front office tasks including; basic intake and collection of patient demographics, insurance information, privacy practice forms, its collection and management, faxing, and filing.
• Referral coordination with patient contact for date of appointment.
• Insurance verification on all patients requesting a visit.
• Ensure all registration information is completed and updated accurately at the time of each appointment.
• Responsible for printing pre-visit planning in preparation for huddle.
• Follow all Federal, State and City regulations and guidelines regarding to medical clinic operations.
• Responsible for understanding CFH's Medical Clinic Policy and Procedures.
• Assist in taking medical histories, vital signs, recording height and weight at Nurse Manager/Provider request.
• Performs phlebotomy and collects lab specimens, as requested, using appropriate protocols, such as infection control. Logs information into EMR/vendor system, labels, and routes lab specimens according to standard procedure.
• Ensures that results are received on all lab specimens submitted.
• Maintains order and cleanliness of examination rooms.
• Ensures medical supplies are maintained and reordered.
• Disposes of expired supplies according to procedures.
• Performs equipment checks and completes required logs; which may include refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, sample medication logs, AED, and other required checks/logs.
• Liaise with laboratory and pharmacies as directed by provider and Nurse Manager.
• Performs monthly NYSDOH Article 28 policy walkthroughs.
• Submits work orders as indicated upon completion of Article 28 walkthrough.
• Assist with change of simple dressings, check urine for glucose and ketones and other tests as directed by Nurse Managers and provider staff.
• Perform EKG exams.
• Point-of-care testing as directed by the provider (HIV, Hep C, additional CLIA waived tests).
• Perform all required point of care proficiency tests.
• Perform lot specific Quality Assurance checks and log all results on all point of care testing.
• Report issues or challenges to provider(s), Nurse Managers and Director of Practice Management.

Job Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

• AA degree preferred, High School Diploma required
• Medical Assistant
• Basic Life Support Certificate required.

Experience

• 1-2 Years of experience as MA with medical office experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Excellent telephone etiquette
• Bilingual-Spanish preferred
• Experience using eClinical is a Plus!