Medical Assistant-Urology Office-Full Time- Clifton Park, NY
- Clifton Park, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
- Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
- Work/Life: Monday-Friday Office Hours
- Escorts patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents all necessary health information into the electronic medical record.
- Responds to patients concerns appropriately.
- Completes referrals and obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic testing.
- Follows proper protocol for collection and delivery of specimens.
- Participates in all required meetings and practice huddles.
- Completes incoming patient forms and ensures forms are scanned into the electronic medical record if applicable.
- Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters. Knows and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid.
- Documents all exposure incidents per St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates policy.
- Notifies physician regarding patients in need of physician intervention.
- Ensures that patient exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at all times.
- Follows office protocol to ensure adequate supplies are ordered and stocked.
- Performs office testing with appropriate training and within scope of practice.
- Handles medical waste appropriately.
- Provides educational materials to patients.
- Provides patients with electronic copy of medical record.
- If applicable perform front-end functions to insure achievement of established revenue cycle metrics, consistent with excellence standards and practice workflows:
- Scheduling and registration
- Check-in
- Check-out
- Charge entry/claims
- End of day processes
- General duties including but not limited to:
- Document processing
- Scanning
- Inbox monitoring
- Complies with Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery model.
- Performs all mandatory training.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA regulations.
- Works cooperatively with all team members to ensure quality patient care at all times.
- Communicates respectfully and effectively with providers, clinical staff, colleagues, managers and others.
- Adheres to St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Code of Conduct in performance of all job duties.
- Obtains and maintains medical assistant certification according to MA certification policy.
- Cross covers other areas as needed
- Graduate of a Medical Assistant Training Program
- Holds National Medical Assistant Certification: CMA, CCMA, RMA
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- At least 10 months’ work and/or clinical training experience in the healthcare field
- Proficient in obtaining manual vital signs
- Experience using an electronic health record system
- Commitment to confidentiality and respect
- Ability to obtain and record patient data including but not limited to: prior health history, family history, allergies, current medications, current complaints, health screening questionnaires
- Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology
- Experience assisting physicians, nurses, or other healthcare providers in performing clinical tasks and procedures