Float Certified Medical Assistant

Position Summary

Certificate Medical Assistant location is Newton, New Jersey 07860. The Certified Medical Assistant is a key role in our practice. They create a strong first impression for our patients and ensure they feel cared for by our practice. They prepare a patient for the doctor's evaluation and assist clinical providers with patient examinations by obtaining and documenting vital signs, past medical and social history and updating electronic medical records (EMR).

• Must be willing to float between offices.
• Assist professional nursing staff by providing direct patient care.
• Prepare charts, take temperature, pulse, perform screenings, blood pressure and respiration and other duties as assigned.
• Assist physicians by maintaining practice workflow, organizing exam rooms, maintaining and ordering supplies, screening patient requests and other duties as assigned such as blood draws, POC testing as directed by Provider.
• Follow instructions closely and report observations and symptoms indicative of patient’s reactions to treatments and patient complaints.
• Responsible for workflow in practice to ensure timely appointments and decreased wait‑times to see Provider.
• Assist in scheduling accurate initial evaluations, follow‑up appointments and cancellations.
• Initiate all appointment reminder calls in a professional and courteous manner, projecting appropriate language and tone of voice.
• Demonstrate effective oral, listening, and written communication skills that facilitate positive customer relationships and staff interaction in the delivery of care.
• Prioritize duties and responsibilities and complete them accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate responsible judgment by updating knowledge, referring problems through appropriate channels, and observing policies and procedures.
• Obtain and enter patient history, chief complaint, and update medication list into the electronic medical record.
• Maintain compliance with legal requirements, HIPAA, OSHA, and company policies.
• Assist with other office duties including answering phones, faxing, filing, etc.
• Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt, sorting, and storing.
• Restock exam/procedure rooms.
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations.
• Help answer phones, file, greet patients and any other administrative task.
• Maintain infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies.
• Perform other duties/tasks as requested by providers, coordinators, and management in accordance with office procedures/policies.
• Enhance practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned.

• At least 2 years of similar job experience in a medical office (preferred); minimum 6 months experience required.
• Familiar with EKG, Phlebotomy and Patient Care.
• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant.
• CPR certified.
• Experience on EHR and EMR systems, Athena preferred.
• Knowledge of pre‑authorizations and referrals.
• Ability to clearly communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general public.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Good interpersonal skills, sense of urgency, being proactive and ownership for one’s work.
• Dependable, with strong work ethic and extremely high degree personal integrity.
• Ability to deal with multiple interruptions on a continual basis that must be met with a friendly exchange with others.
• Helpful and constructive view of working with others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Taking responsibility and being accountable for your own actions.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to walk, bend, sit, talk,…