Medical Assistant - NYU Langone South Shore Cardiology - North Babylon

Medical Assistant - NYU Langone South Shore Cardiology - North Babylon

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Medical Assistant - NYU Langone South Shore Cardiology - North Babylon. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting physicians and/or Advanced Care Practitioners and nurses in providing patient care. This role is responsible for validating patient identifiers, preparing patients and rooms for examination, measuring and recording vital signs, drawing blood, and collecting other lab samples.

The Medical Assistant is also responsible for administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, and performing data entry.

• Escorts patients to exam rooms
• Cleans and stocks exam rooms
• Measures and records patient vital signs
• Obtains and processes blood samples as per NYULH policy
• Supports quality initiatives by following FGP guidelines for collecting and documenting information in the EMR
• Promotes a positive patient experience
• Communicates effectively with providers and administrative staff, escalating issues
• Answers phone calls
• Reviews and responds to inbasket messages
• Follows up on Rx refill requests
• Assists physician with patient intake & transcribing visit into EPIC
• Performs other duties as needed

• Completes necessary intake which includes obtaining patient vital signs and other tests within defined scope of practice as needed.
• Follows guidelines for validating patient medical record when accessing and updating information, including patient name and date of birth.
• Assists with maintaining patient flow to and from exam rooms and treatment areas. Assists in escorting patients and specimens throughout the facility.
• Ensures exam rooms and treatment areas are cleaned per infection control standards after each patient.
• Communicates the functionality and purpose of MyChart to patients during intake
• Ensures the appropriate translation services or equipment is in place prior to the start of visit
• Assists with blood/specimen collection and ensures proper handling and processing of patient specimens as per organizational policy & procedure.
• Performs Point of Care testing such as EKG, Glucose Testing, and Pregnancy Test, Urinalysis, following organizational policy & procedure, and with documentation of any required competency in place.
• Preps the appropriate patient encounter ensuring that all relevant information for visit is up‑to‑date including bloodwork, radiology images, medications, and past medical history.
• Reviews and imports any “Prepare for your Visit”, “Outside Information” and patient history prior to provider encounter
• Works with clinical team to ensure logbooks related to equipment, specimen collection and other clinical safety measures are followed per FGP standards.
• Supports best practice workflows for MIPS by updating medical records with patient vital signs and Histories (Immunization, Medical & Surgical). May also be required to scan and/or upload diagnostic reports according to their description and link them to their associated order in Epic.
• Maintains patient privacy as it relates to HIPAA standards.
• Handles appropriate patient calls and…