Med Assistant II - FT - Day - OB/GYN Princeton NJ

About the role

The role involves preparing exam rooms, assisting providers during examinations, managing patient records, and performing various clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepares exam rooms for patient encounters and assists LIP as requested.
• Directs patients to examination rooms; assists in preparing patients for examination; assists patients in undressing, dressing and getting on/off of the examination table.
• Notifies provider of patient's arrival and readiness for their examination.
• Aids providers with patient examinations.
• Reviews charts prior to patients' scheduled appointment to ensure all requested lab work and diagnostic procedures have been completed and reports are accessible.
• Records medical history, current medications, treatments, and problem list accurately.
• Obtains and records patient vital signs, temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and reason for visit.
• Aids with patient equipment downloads, utilizing medical device software programs and printing appropriate reports for LIP review.
• Aids with medication reconciliation process, reviewing and accurately documenting patient medications.
• Accurately and efficiently performs all clerical duties as needed, including but not limited to patient registration, billing, answering phones, scheduling appointments, and initiating, maintaining and filing medical records.
• Aids with equipment cleaning, disinfection, and pasteurization, documenting appropriately according to standardized protocols.
• Disseminates and communicates accurate patient information appropriate to the patient's disorder.
• Accurately inputs data in the registration, electronic medical record, database and scheduling systems according to established procedures.
• Aids patients to complete essential paperwork and questionnaires.
• Assures exam rooms are cleaned after each patient and appropriately stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and forms.
• P Practices proper infection control techniques.
• Cross-trained to perform Patient Reception Rep job duties as needed.
• Performs other selected clinical and clerical duties that assist in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management within any CH office location under the direction of a provider and manager in accordance with the objectives and policies of Capital Health (CH) and respective state laws governing such action and activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Two years of work experience as a medical assistant, EMT or other direct patient care related role. Will consider a current nursing student with completion of two clinical semesters from an accredited nursing program.
• Other Credentials: AHA BLS.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
• Ability to document and maintain patient care records.
• Knowledge of vital signs, medical terminology, basic computer basic data entry skills; and medical record management.

Skills

• Excellent customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
• Ability to document and maintain patient care records.
• Knowledge of vital signs, medical terminology, basic computer basic data entry skills; and medical record management.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program