Medical Assistant - Contract - MAC24-15187 - Commack

Days Per Week: 5 days

Job Summary:

The Medical Assistant will fulfill both clinical and clerical responsibilities in a fast-paced healthcare environment, assisting physicians and other healthcare providers to ensure patient care is delivered efficiently.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Care:

• Perform venipuncture, EKGs, and assist with patient flow.
• Accompany patients to exam rooms, assist with transfers, and prepare for examinations.
• Take vital signs, collect specimens, and perform point-of-care testing.
• Assist physicians with procedures and communicate instructions to patients and families.

Clerical Duties:

• Send and receive medical records, manage lab reports, hospital notes, and referral information.
• Use the EMR system for entering orders or prescription refill requests.
• Manage and maintain patient charts, both electronically and manually.

Other Responsibilities:

• Set up exam rooms and instruments using proper sterilization techniques.
• Inventory and restock medical supplies.
• Ensure proper logging of refrigeration, testing, and crash cart maintenance.
• Comply with infection control standards and dispose of expired medications and supplies.
• Assist in maintaining and filing medical charts.
• Schedule surgeries, verify times with patients, and prepare necessary paperwork.
• Perform appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and pre-certifications.
• Perform proficient phlebotomy duties as required.
• Maintain patient demographic and insurance information.

Skills:

• Basic proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Effective communication skills, especially with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
• Excellent telephone etiquette.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, HIPAA guidelines, and electronic medical records (preferred but not required).
• Adaptability to a dynamic, changing environment.

Education: High School Diploma/GED with completion of an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.

Licensing & Certification:

• Medical Assistant certificate from an accredited school required.
• BCLS certification required (issued by AHA).
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) preferred.

Language: Proficiency in English (speak, read, write).