About This Role
This Medical Assistant I position provides clinical office support to physicians and surgeons, performing patient care and administrative duties essential for quality patient care. The role involves direct patient interaction, clinical tasks, and clerical responsibilities within a healthcare setting.
Responsibilities
- Fulfill patient care responsibilities, which may include performing venipuncture and/or EKGs, checking schedules and organizing patient flow
- Accompany patients to exam/procedure rooms, assisting as needed with walking, transferring, and dressing
- Collect and process specimens and perform point-of-care testing, preparing for exams
- Assist physicians with various procedures, take vital signs, and relay instructions to patients and/or families
- Answer calls and provide pertinent information
- Fulfill clerical responsibilities, which may include sending and receiving patient medical records, obtaining lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information
- Complete forms and requisitions as needed, managing charts to ensure information is completed and filed appropriately, using EMR or manually
- Enter orders into the electronic medical record (EMR) system or prepare prescription refill requests for physician review and approval
- Inventory, order, or re-stock medical supplies as applicable
- Provide set-up of examination room and instruments in accordance with proper sterilization techniques established by hospital and infection control policies
- Maintain logging system as required for refrigeration of medications, point-of-care testing, sterilization process, crash cart, or others as needed
- Check expiration dates on all medications and medical supplies, disposing appropriately per institution policy
- Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
- Comply with established personal protective equipment requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances
- Assist in the maintenance of medical charts (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms)
- May schedule surgeries/procedures or work in conjunction with a Surgical Coordinator, verifying times with patients, preparing charts, pre-admissions, and consent forms as necessary
- May be required to perform proficient phlebotomy duties
- May perform appointment scheduling and registration for patients, as well as updating patient demographic and insurance information
- May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedule
- May check, verify, and update insurance information utilizing internal or web sources
- May perform and verify pre-certification for procedures as necessary
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED with completion of Training Certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course
- Venipuncture and EKG skills required
- Certificate of Medical Assistant training or equivalent
- BCLS certification - Required (Issuing Authority: AHA)
Nice to have:
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Three to nine months of healthcare experience
About the Company
The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. It advances health for all people by taking on complex healthcare challenges, discovering and applying new scientific learning, developing safer treatments, educating future medical leaders, and supporting local communities with high-quality care. The Health System includes over 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians, 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers, and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. Mount Sinai is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and is highly ranked in various specialties.
