Medical Assistant - Float

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift: Day Shift

Description:

Medical Assistant - Clifton Park, floating to Albany, Troy, Latham, CP, East Greenbush, Waterford. Additional 10% float pay Reliable transportation required Per diem position - no benefits If you are looking for a Medical Assistant position, this could be your opportunity. Here er's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.

• Quality of Life:
  Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
• Advancement:
  Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
• Work/Life:
  Monday – Friday, 8-hour shift

• The Medical Assistant is responsible to perform the duties of the position in support of the nurses and physicians in providing quality medical care.

• Escorts patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents all necessary health information into the electronic medical record.
• Responds to patients concerns appropriately.
• Completes referrals and obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic testing.
• Follows proper protocol for collection and delivery of specimens.
• Participates in all required meetings and practice huddles.
• Completes incoming patient forms and ensures forms are scanned into the electronic medical record if applicable.
• Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters.
• Knows and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid.
• Documents all exposure incidents per St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates policy.
• Notifies physician regarding patients in need of physician intervention.
• Ensures that patient exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at all times.
• Follows office protocol to ensure adequate supplies are ordered and stocked.
• Performs office testing with appropriate training and within scope of practice.
• Handles medical waste appropriately.
• Provides educational materials to patients.
• Provides patients with electronic copy of medical record.
• If applicable perform front-end functions to insure achievement of established revenue cycle metrics, consistent with excellence standards and practice workflows:
  Scheduling and registration Check-in Check-out Charge entry/claims End of day processes
• General duties including but not limited to:
  Document processing Scanning Inbox monitoring
• Complies with Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery model.
• Performs all mandatory training.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA regulations.
• Works cooperatively with all team members to ensure quality patient care at all times.
• Communicates respectfully and effectively with providers, clinical staff, colleagues, managers and others.
• Adheres to St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Code of Conduct in performance of all job duties.
• Obtains and maintains medical assistant certification according to MA certification policy.
• Cross covers other areas as needed

• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Training Program
• Holds National Medical Assistant Certification: CMA, CCMA, RMA

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• At least 10 months’ work and/or clinical training experience in the healthcare field
• Proficient in obtaining manual vital signs
• Experience using an electronic health record system
• Commitment to confidentiality and respect
• Ability to obtain and record patient data including but not limited to prior health history, family history, allergies, current medications, current complaints, health screening questionnaires
• Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology
• Experience assisting physicians, nurses, or other healthcare providers in performing clinical tasks and procedures
• Ability to provide patients with information related to their…