Medical Assistant - Sharon Hospital - General Surgery

Northwell Health; Sharon (CT); On-site; USD 24,796 - 46,838; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Medical Assistant for General Surgery at Sharon, CT. The role involves patient intake, vital signs, and chart preparation in a busy surgical clinic. 40 hours weekly, Monday to Friday, with a $2,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.

Qualifications include 1 year MA or related healthcare experience, or new graduate from a Medical Assistant program, with data entry and basic medical knowledge. CPR preferred; bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Data entry required with basic medical knowledge.
• Experience as MA/Secy or new MA program graduate.
• Bi-lingual ability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and escort to clinical area and document intake.
• Record vital signs, medications, allergies; verify PCP and referrer in EMR.
• Prepare patient charts and handle clerical tasks for providers.

Skills

Data entry

Vital signs

Bi-lingual (Preferred)

Education

High School diploma/GED

Medical Assistant program (new graduate accepted)

Tools

EMR

Job description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Title: Medical Assistant - General Surgery - Sharon CT Hospital

40 hours per week m-f 8:30 - 5:00pm

2,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

Looking for a new graduate Medical Assistant and/or experienced Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician. 1 year MA or 3 years healthcare related.

Summary

Provides clinical and clerical support to assure smooth daily department operations in assigned medical practice or practices. Assures that the patient and examination area is properly prepared. Vitals, blood, rooming, reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Greets and brings patient back from waiting room to clinical area. Performs all necessary intake activities and documents appropriate information including vital signs, current medications and allergies, verifies EMR reflects current PCP, appropriate referring provider, and preferred pharmacy, etc.
• Transcribes and updates patient information in the patient record. Transcribes demographic, medication history, social and medical history as reported by the patient from the intake form.
• Provides clerical and secretarial work associated with patient care. Prepares and organizes patient charts for assigned providers. Completes other paperwork such as disability paperwork and scanning of other pertinent patient information as appropriate.
• Performs and stays current with EMR Orders Reconciliation process as assigned.
• Assures the examination area is clean after each patient use and stocked. Performs environmental rounds on a weekly/monthly basis as assigned.
• Assures the patient is properly prepared for the scheduled visit to maintain timely patient flow. This includes assisting patients into gowns, having clinical paperwork, any needed supplies and educational materials immediately available for the provider use.
• Conducts in-office testing as directed by the provider. Coordinates testing and outside ancillary services as applicable. Reviews instructions for upcoming procedures and tests as applicable.
• Collects, prepares and processes specimens as directed by the provider. Completes process by assuring specimen results are logged in the accession book and are reconciled in the patients record.
• Maintains inventory and ensures proper upkeep, cleaning and testing of medical equipment and supplies. Fills out appropriate logs.
• Coaches and educates colleagues in office regarding procedures and techniques as new members join the group.
• Performs pathology and other audits as assigned by supervisor.
• Demonstrates and maintains practice-based competencies for in-office surgical procedures if applicable. This includes procedure setup, patient prepping with sterile technique, patient recovery and room turnover under RN direction.
• Interacts with patients and colleagues in accordance with Western Connecticut Medical Group service excellence standards.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience

Required: Data entry required. High School diploma/GED with 1 year MA/Secy experience, or new graduate of Medical Assistant program, or Nursing Assistant training program, or EMT certification, or 3 years job related experience in a medical office. Basic medical knowledge and terminology. Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.

Minimum Experience: one year

Desired: CPR certification preferred. Bi-lingual preferred.

Working Conditions

• Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
• Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice PC
• Org Unit: 1414
• Department: General Surgery SH
• Exempt: No
• Salary Range: $18.83 - $34.50 Hourly