Medical Assistant

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