Medical Assistant - Wound Care; Per Diem

Overview

Job Title: Medical Assistant

Department: Wound Care

Location: 2655 ridgeway Ave Rochester, NY 14626

Hours Per Week: Per Diem

Schedule: 8:00am- 4:30 pm

As a Medical Assistant, your excellent customer service and communication skills directly affect patient care as well as ensuring day to day office operations run smoothly.

Clinical Support

• Conduct pre-visit planning, close care gaps, and complete health maintenance and registry work.

• Obtain and document patient vital signs, history, and screenings; promptly report abnormalities.

• Perform EKGs, phlebotomy, point-of-care testing, and collect/process specimens for external testing.

• Assist providers and nursing staff during procedures and clinical care activities.

• Review and pend medication refills and provider orders; assist with prior authorizations and patient forms.

• Provide patient education and instructions under provider or RN guidance.

• Maintain exam/treatment rooms and equipment, including stocking, cleaning, calibration, and sterilization preparation.

• Order and track clinical supplies; assemble information packets and support provider communications.

Patient Interaction & Administrative Duties

• Support patient flow through check-in/check-out, scheduling, referrals, insurance verification, and phone management.

• Facilitate communication with patients, including mailing provider updates and assisting with MyCare sign-up.

• Escort patients to ancillary services (e.g., lab, radiology) as needed.

Team & Practice Support

• Manage medical records through abstraction, scanning, and filing of health maintenance and test reports.

• Compile data from patient records for quality assurance and improvement activities when requested.

• Process payments and charge entry; manage non-clinical office supplies and distribute mail.

• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure smooth practice operations.

• Associates degree preferred.

• 2 years of pre-hospital care activities or acute/critical care experience preferred

• Strong customer service, computer, and communication skills

• Medical Assistant Certification preferred

• For Elder ONE Employment: 1 year experience with frail, elderly population preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects;
Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE: $17.85 - $19.50