Medical Assistant
COVID vaccine will be required unless medical / religious exemption. Seeking a Full time Medical Assistant for a busy Pediatric Office in Warwick, NY
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