Medical Assistant Details

Boston Childrens Health Physicians LLP - Garnerville, NY

Employment Type : Full-Time

Seeking a Medical Assistant in Garnerville, NY. Schedule will be Monday-Thursday 7 hours per day and 1 Saturday a month for 3 hours in the morning.

Organizational Duties and Responsibilities

  • Performs duties to support the goals and objectives of Boston Children?s Health Physicians in its efforts to provide quality service and patient satisfaction
  • Demonstrate continuing education by completing all required annual trainings, as stated in the Training Curriculum, including but not limited to care coordination, population health management and self-management support techniques.
  • Complete annual corporate compliance training
  • Understand and effectively communicate HIPAA compliance, corporate compliance and client confidentiality
  • Ensure and/or remain in compliance with local, state and federal regulation

Essential Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create a patient-centered environment
  • Prepare rooms for the day
  • Escort patients to room; prepare patients for examinations
  • Record height/weight (head circ if age appropriate) and blood pressure for well visit; chart
  • Ask parent or patient about chief complaint and document
  • Perform vision and hearing screening as necessary and document in chart according to standing protocols
  • Gather proper immunizations at well visits, document in chart, and gain consent from parents
  • Perform strep tests and flu test swabs, record results in the chart, and charge for the procedures
  • Perform fingerstick lead, hemoglobin, and cholesterol tests according to standing protocols, document results in chart, and bill for procedure
  • Perform venipuncture when requested by providers
  • Assist doctors as needed with sick visits, as well as well-child visits
  • Clean and restock rooms and equipment
  • Relay messages as may be required by physicians
  • Prepare for urine culture and analysis
  • Prepare for strep tests and all other laboratory tests
  • Assist doctor and nurses with procedures
  • Prepare instruments for sterilization
  • Record overnight culture results in chart
  • Check and chart temps in fridge and incubator
  • Record culture results in chart
  • Track lab results
  • Enter procedures done into the superbill
  • Reviews and downloads the CHADIS results and enters into chart
  • Print developmental sheets for failed milestones in CHADIS and leave in room for patient
  • Act as medical assistant for visiting subspecialists and perform diagnostic tests for them as required
  • Operate according to standard orders and standing protocols
  • Enter all charges into superbill
  • Provide care in a patient-centered manner
  • Attend medical home meetings
  • Participate in pre-visit planning
  • Demonstrate excellence in both internal and external customer service
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Experience and Licensure Requirements

  • High school degree or equivalent required
  • Pediatric experience preferred

Posted on : 3 years ago