Medical Assistant
Company: Auburn Memorial Medical Services
Location: Auburn
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
*Medical Assistant**General Position Description:*The Medical
Assistant will perform both clinical and clerical tasks within the
office.*Reporting:*The Medical Assistant reports to the Practice
Manager for day-to-day functional direction.*Duties and
Responsibilities*:Clerical - Demonstrates ability to scan and or
route (from holding tanks) in outside records from previous
physicians, emergency/hospital visits, consults/labs, immunization
records, etc. Ensures complete chart prior to patient being seen. -
Obtains authorizations as needed for procedures, medications and
services. - Receptionist duties as required based on the needs of
the practice. - Promptly and professionally answers all incoming
telephone calls ensuring to introduce yourself and the practice.
Documents and direct calls appropriately. - Check's patient out by
giving testing requisitions, as directed by the physicians,
schedules patients for ancillary tests, and outside physicians'
appointments (referrals). Documents and processes appropriate
follow-up in the EMR. - Records and documents referrals in the
patient's chart as directed. - Schedules and reschedules patient
appointments over the telephone, in-person and follow up visits at
the end of the initial patient appointment. - Maximizes physician
schedules to reach target volumes. - Participates in daily
management of scanning folders and in-bound faxing to ensure
complete scanning and routing of all incoming documents to the
appropriate provider or staff member. - Complete Medical records
request.Clinical - Consistently rooms patients in a timely fashion
to enhance the efficiency of the provider's schedule. Assist
patients in dressing and undressing as needed. - With each patient
roomed; compiles "nurses" note, obtains accurate vital signs,
verifies all current medications, allergies, history and accurately
documents result in the computer/ EMR. - Assist providers in
examination of patients and performance of procedures and tests.
Demonstrates the ability to perform; EKG's, pulse oximetry,
spirometry, hearing and vision exams, tympanogram and cerumen
removal. Demonstrating sterile technique as required. -
Demonstrates ability to perform phlebotomy and waived testing (ie.
glucose testing, urine processing, occult and culture specimen
collection). - Gives patients testing requisitions, as directed by
the physicians, schedules patients for ancillary tests, and outside
physicians' appointments (referrals). Documents and processes
appropriate follow-up in the EMR. - As required by CLIA and other
regulations, maintain a log of lab specimens processed on-site or
sent to outside labs for testing, and perform regularly scheduled
controls. - Documents all billable services on the electronic super
bill at the end of each visit. Ensures proper coding and inclusion
of all activities. - Assist with the ordering of medical supplies,
pharmaceuticals as needed. - Maintain sanitary and orderly
conditions in the clinical areas at all times; clean up exam rooms
immediately after each visit and set up and stock rooms as needed.
Maintain equipment and instruments within the office. -
Demonstrates ability to wrap instruments for sterilization; change
sterilization solution and insure proper calibration and
functionality of the sterilization equipment. - Identify needed
equipment repairs or upgrades, and reports to the practice manager.
- Demonstrate the ability to complete tasks as directed by provider
within the scope of the NYS law.General - Provide excellent patient
service. - Demonstrates efficient/productive use of work time.
Arrives for work as scheduled and focuses on job duties as listed
above. Punches in/out daily and for lunch as required in a timely
fashion. - Demonstrates team effort. When individual work is
complete, looks for ways to help others.ie reviews triages, helps
with rooming, scanning etc. - Participates in educational and
administrative staff training regarding infection controls
procedures, HIPAA and other as determined by administration. -
Treats all patients, peers, providers and staff in a positive,
professional manner. - Other duties as dictated by the needs of the
practice - Completes all required training and continuing education
as directed. - Train employees and perform other tasks assigned by
the practice manager. - Attends mandatory staff meetings, morning
huddles, training sessions and conferences.Job Type: Full-timePay:
$18.00 - $24.50 per hourBenefits:* 403(b)* 403(b) matching* Dental
insurance* Employee assistance program* Free parking* Health
insurance* Health savings account* Life insurance* Paid time off*
Retirement plan* Vision insuranceSchedule:* 5x8* 8 hour shift*
Monday to Friday* No weekendsExperience:* EMR systems: 1 year
(Preferred)* Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)License/Certification:*
BLS Certification (Preferred)* Certified Medical Assistant
(Preferred)Ability to Commute:* Auburn, NY (Required)Ability to
Relocate:* Auburn, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)Work
Location: In person
Keywords: Auburn Memorial Medical Services, Syracuse , Medical Assistant, Healthcare , Auburn, New York
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