Medical Assistant - Fishkill, United States - Nuvance Health
Description
Certified Medical Assistant- $2,000 SIGN ON BONUS
Poughkeepsie, NY- Full Time Position, Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00pm.
**Must have experience as a Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician.
SUMMARY:
Performs tasks and responsibilities within the framework of case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of supportive and restorative care under the direction of a licensed health care provider.
Responsibilities:
- Patient Care - Collect all outside medical records and test results from referring physician for health care provider review.
- Review patient schedule with health care provider and plan for clinical day.
- Helps to prepare, maintain, retrieve and re-file patient charts.
- Clean exam rooms, ensures proper supplies are available, and demonstrates safe use of equipment related to patient care.
- Maintain infection control measures with all patient contact. Comply with standards of Infection Control and Quality Improvement Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to safe equipment and supply handling Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Immediately reports all incidents, irregularities, unsafe conditions, equipment and/or unusual occurrences to Site Supervisor.
- Escort patient to exam room and perform routine testing within the scope of Certified Medical Assistant Practice.
- Assists practitioners with the completion of patient summaries, medication/allergy reconciliation at every office visit, and history forms.
- Demonstrates knowledge of age appropriate care.
- Consistently responds to patient and family members concerns in a prompt, courteous and professional manner. Directs inquires, complaints or problems to appropriate resource.
- Transfer to the appropriate clinical staff, clinical patient calls, and reviews.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS Certification:
Current Medical Assistant preferred and BLS
Certification Experience: 1 year physician office experience
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FACTORS Physical:
Requires light to moderate physical effort as in prolonged periods of sitting, standing, stocking/unpacking supplies, repeated changes of position with the work routine or other constant physical movements
Mental:
Moderate stress due to periodic or cyclical workload pressures.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Certification:
Current Medical Assistant preferred and BLS Certification
Experience: 1 year physician office experience
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FACTORS
Physical:
Requires light to moderate physical effort as in prolonged periods of sitting, standing, stocking/unpacking supplies, repeated changes of position with the work routine or other constant physical movements.
Mental:
Moderate stress due to periodic or cyclical workload pressures.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Regular and routine exposure to a variety of unpleasant physical working conditions, and frequent exposure to occupational hazards or contagious disease which requires routine precautions.
Location:
Fishkill-60 Merrit Boulevard-Suite 200
Work Type:
Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
FTE:
Work Schedule:
Day 8
Work Shift: 8:30AM-5PM, hours vary
Org Unit: 945
Department:
Fishkill Clinical
Exempt:
No
Grade:
U3
Salary Range:
$ $ Hourly
Working conditions:
Essential:
- Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
- Little or no potential for occupational risk
- Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
- Generally pleasant working conditions.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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