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About the Role

This position requires the medical assistant to provide support to physicians and other clinical staff, performing routine clinical and clerical work.

Responsibilities

• Place patients in examination rooms and document using the electronic medical record, medications, vitals, and main reason for the visit.
• Perform screening and measuring procedures, including height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature.
• Assist with setting up and preparing patients and equipment for exams and special procedures.
• Collect blood or other laboratory specimens as requested by a physician.
• Perform routine laboratory tests.
• Enter proposed orders into the Electrical Medical Record for licensed independent provider review and approval.
• Obtain previous test results from outside labs, radiology, and physicians’ offices.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians’ instructions to patients clearly and effectively.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies according to regulations.
• Maintain an adequate supply of medical inventory in each exam room.
• Ensure the cleanliness of each exam room.
• Prepare rooms after each patient and for specific procedures.
• Order supplies as needed.
• Ensure HIPAA and OSHA guidelines are followed at all times.
• Perform administrative duties such as answering phones and scheduling appointments.
• Create and update telephone encounters when reporting and responding to patients’ medical concerns and requests, forwarding them to appropriate staff and medical providers.
• Adhere to the protocol for patient flow (Reception, Registration, Triage, Labs, Escort to Provider).
• Adhere to the Visit Completion Protocol (Receive encounter and referral forms, Schedule next appointments, Schedule outside referrals, Update visit log).
• Perform all other related duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED.
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Exceptional customer service and telephone etiquette.
• Ability to maintain effective and organized systems for timely patient flow.
• Computer and/or EMR experience.
• Regularly communicate with patients, staff, and medical providers.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information.
• Constantly move about the office to assist patients, staff, and medical providers.

Skills

• Medical terminology
• Customer service
• Telephone etiquette
• Computer skills
• EMR experience
• HIPAA guidelines
• OSHA guidelines

Location

• East Setauket, NY

Work Type

• Full Time

Education Level

• High school diploma/GED
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant program

Salary/Compensations

• $20.28 - $25.34

About the Company

• StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law.
• StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining.
• StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits.
• SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.
• The employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.

Equal Opportunity

• CPMP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
• CPMP expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.
• Improper interference with the ability of CPMP’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.