Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) Medical Assistant

About the Role

Provides assistance to the Physician and Physician Assistants during physical examinations and provides support to the clinic operations to ensure clients receive optimum quality care and services.

Responsibilities

• Take and record vital signs as assigned or directed.
• Perform phlebotomy in accordance with procedure.
• Conduct electrocardiograms as indicated or assigned.
• Maintain departmental supplies.
• Assist the medical providers during examinations.
• Perform data entry as assigned.
• Assist in the data entry of status information into the ECW and AIRS system.
• Scan all labs and all patient documents into patients' ECW account daily.
• Check client insurance status on a daily basis and update insurance status in ECW.

Qualifications

• Current NYS Medical Assistant Certificate.
• Minimum one (1) year experience in a health care setting.
• Minimum one (1) year experience with third party payers and managed care organizations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with all populations served.
• Ability to speak, read, and write the English language.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish preferred.
• Effective data entry skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency and knowledge of Windows computer systems and programs.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Some traveling involved within VIP Community Services Shelters (Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn).

Pay

$40,000 - $50,000 yearly.

Benefits

• Dress down Fridays.
• Discount on gym membership.
• Tuition reduction rate on continuing education.
• Annual holiday party.
• Annual staff picnic.
• Medical/Dental/403(B).
• Transit discount for parking and MTA.