Medical Assistant - Montclair

Montclair Breast Center; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Vacation & Holiday

Job summary

Montclair Breast Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to support patient intake, vital signs, EMR tasks and cross-training for front desk duties. You will help with patient history, MRIs scheduling and exam room prep in a busy multi-provider practice.

Ideal candidates have a valid medical assistant program credential, strong medical terminology knowledge and the ability to multitask in a collaborative environment, with Spanish language skills preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Completion of formal training program in medical assisting or nursing.
• 3+ years working as a Medical Assistant.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of EMR.

Responsibilities

• Greets, receives and prepares patients for appointments; obtain patient histories and measure vital signs.
• Maintains inventory of medical supplies and patient records.
• Coordinates patient flow and prepares necessary prep work for providers.
• Cleans and stocks exam rooms for next patient and following day.
• Scans patient documents into the EMR.
• Manages genetic counseling/logging and Cancer IQ results.
• Possible inter-office travel requirements.
• Schedules appointments and MRI protocol learning.
• Assists Front Office with appointments and registration when needed.

Skills

Medical terminology

EMR knowledge

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Spanish language

Education

High School Diploma

Formal medical assistant or nursing program

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Job Summary

Provide assistance to various healthcare services following established MBC policies and protocols including but not limited to patient intakes, obtaining vital signs, electronic medical record management, patient triage (HPI, past medical history, surgical history, etc), and cross training to assist with front desk personnel functions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Greets, receives and prepares patients for appointments/procedures; obtain new patient history and/or update established patient history, measures vital signs and records information for a multi-provider, multi-location practice.
• Maintains inventory of medical supplies, materials, office/department, and patient records
• Coordinates patient flow and competes necessary prep work for all providers.
• Cleaning and stocking of the exam rooms in preparation for the next patient and the following day.
• Scanning patient documents and importing them into the proper patient charts (this includes pathology reports and sending to the proper providers for review).
• Managing the genetic counseling/testing logging and managing of the program Cancer IQ once results are received.
• Potential inter-office travel requirements.
• Scheduling appointments for patient as they leave for their future exams, scheduling MRIs and learning the MRI protocol.
• Assists Front Office with appointments and registration when needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with Medical Assistant certification/registration a plus.
• Completion of formal training program from an accredited program in medical assistant or nursing program
• 3+ years working as a Medical Assistant
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Bilingual in Spanish Preferred but not required.
• Able to work collaboratively with multiple health professionals in a busy and complex environment using tact, diplomacy and discipline.
• Knowledge of computers and electronic medical records.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow with strong multitasking and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of EMR

We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Vacation & Holiday

Visit us at http://www.genesisglobalgrp.com

Montclair Breast Center is an equal opportunity employer.