Medical Assistant - NHMP Southern Ob/Gyn - Poughkeepsie, NY

About the role

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Responsibilities

• Greets and brings patient back from waiting room to clinical area.
• Obtains vital signs as required.
• Registers, updates patient information and bills physician charges to patients' accounts.
• Verifies demographic and insurance information.
• Provides clerical and secretarial work associated with patient care to include copying and dictation.
• Prepares, files and organizes patient charts.
• Schedules appointments as ordered for patients in the office, for testing, or other physicians.
• Assures the examination area is clean and stocked.
• Assures the patient is properly prepared for the scheduled visit to maintain timely patient flow.
• Conducts in-office testing as directed by the physician.
• Collaborates with physicians to coordinate testing and outside ancillary services as applicable.
• Collects, prepares and processes specimens as directed by the physician.
• Maintains inventory and ensures proper upkeep, cleaning and testing of medical equipment and supplies.
• Fills out appropriate logs.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician.
• Maintain Annual BLS Certification.
• Required: High School Diploma or GED.
• New or experienced graduate of Medical Assistant program, or Nursing Assistant training program, or EMT certification, or 3 years job related experience in a medical office.
• Basic medical knowledge and terminology.
• Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.
• Minimum Experience: One year.
• Desired: CPR certification preferred. Bi-lingual preferred.

Pay

$18.83 - $30.44 Hourly