Medical Assistant

Job Title:
Medical Assistant

Location: New York, NY

Pay Rate: $22/hr on W2

Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:30 AM 4:30 PM

Contract: 13
Weeks with possible extension

Medical Assistant Contract position with Mount Sinai Health System in New York, NY. The Medical Assistant will provide both clinical and administrative support in an outpatient/office environment, assisting physicians with patient care, procedures, documentation, scheduling, and maintaining efficient patient flow.

• Perform venipuncture/phlebotomy, EKGs, vital signs, specimen collection, and point-of-care testing.
• Prepare patients and examination rooms for physician visits and procedures.
• Assist physicians with various clinical procedures.
• Support patients with walking, transferring, dressing, and other needs.
• Collect, process, and properly handle patient specimens.
• Manage patient flow and accompany patients to examination/procedure rooms.
• Enter physician orders and prepare prescription refill requests in the EMR.
• Maintain and update patient charts, medical records, test results, and documentation.
• Schedule appointments, surgeries, and procedures as needed.
• Register patients and update demographic and insurance information.
• Verify insurance and assist with pre-certification for procedures.
• Maintain medical supplies, check expiration dates, and restock supplies.
• Set up and maintain examination instruments according to sterilization and infection-control policies.
• Maintain required logs for medications, point-of-care testing, sterilization, crash carts, and refrigeration.
• Answer patient calls and provide appropriate information.
• Follow HIPAA, PPE, safety, infection-control, and hospital policies.

• Medical Assistant Certificate from an approved school
  - Required
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) - Required
• High School Diploma/GED with completion of an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
• English proficiency
  - Speak, Read, Write
• Knowledge of medical terminology and HIPAA guidelines.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
• Excellent telephone etiquette.
• Ability to work effectively in a growing and changing environment.
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification preferred.
• EMR or medical billing system experience preferred.

• Medical Assistant Certificate Required
• BLS (Basic Life Support) American Heart Association (AHA) Required
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Preferred