Medical Assistant/Secretary

Danbury Health Systems; Town of Rhinebeck (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant/Secretary to join their team in Rhinebeck. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential clerical and secretarial support within a dynamic healthcare environment, ensuring smooth daily operations. You will be responsible for greeting patients, managing appointments, and assisting with vital signs, all while maintaining a clean and organized examination area. If you are passionate about patient care and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare field.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year experience in a medical setting.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant training program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and obtains vital signs as required.
• Registers and updates patient information and schedules appointments.
• Maintains the examination area and assists with in-office testing.

Skills

Patient Care

Clerical Skills

Scheduling

Medical Terminology

Communication Skills

Education

Medical Assistant Training Program

Tools

Telephone Switchboard

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$16.00/hr - $29.52/hr

Medical Assistant/Secretary- Rhinebeck, NY- Breast Surgery Center- Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Summary

Provides clerical and secretarial support to assure smooth daily department operations. Assures that the patient and examination area is properly prepared.

Responsibilities

• Greets and brings patient back from waiting room to clinical area. Obtains vital signs as required.
• Registers, updates patient information and bills physician charges to patients' accounts. Verifies demographic and insurance information.
• Provides clerical and secretarial work associated with patient care to include copying and dictation. Prepares, files and organizes patient charts.
• Schedules appointments as ordered for patients in the office, for testing, or other physicians.
• Assures the examination area is clean and stocked.
• Assures the patient is properly prepared for the scheduled visit to maintain timely patient flow.
• Conducts in-office testing as directed by the physician. Coordinates testing and outside ancillary services as applicable.
• Collects, prepares and processes specimens as directed by the physician.
• Maintains inventory and ensures proper upkeep, cleaning and testing of medical equipment and supplies. Fills out appropriate logs.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.
  
  

Other information

Minimum Experience: one year

Desired: Graduate of Medical Assistant training program. Ability to schedule patients and knowledge of telephone switchboard. CPR, CNA, MA or EMT certification.

Location: Rhinebeck-NDH 6511 Springbrook Avenue

Work Type: Full-Time

Standard Hours: 40.00

FTE: 1.000000

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: M-F 8:30-5

Org Unit: 1855

Department: Breast Surgery Rhinebeck

Exempt: No

Grade: S3

Salary Range

$16.0000 - $29.5147 Hourly

Working conditions

Essential

• Little or no manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
• Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
• Generally pleasant working conditions.
• Little or no potential for occupational risk
  
  

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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