Offsite Medical Assistant I

Job Title: Medical Assistant I

Department: Brooklyn Heights Cardiology - Offsite

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Location: Offsite

About the Role

The Medical Assistant I provides clinical office support to the supervising physician and performs patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfills patient care responsibilities, including:
• Checking schedules and organizing patient flow.
• Accompanying patients to exam/procedure rooms.
• Assisting patients with walking, transferring, and dressing.
• Collecting and processing specimens.
• Performing point of care testing.
• Preparing patients for exams.
• Assisting physicians with various procedures.
• Taking vital signs.
• Relaying instructions to patients and/or families.
• Answering calls and providing pertinent information.
• Fulfills clerical responsibilities, including:
• Sending and receiving patient medical records.
• Obtaining lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, and referral information.
• Completing forms and requisitions.
• Managing charts to ensure information is completed and filed appropriately.
• Utilizing the electronic medical record (EMR) system or manual methods.
• Enters orders into the EMR system or prepares prescription refill requests for physician review and approval.
• Inventories, orders, or re-stocks medical supplies.
• Provides set-up of examination room and instruments following proper sterilization techniques and infection control policies.
• Maintains logging systems for refrigeration of medications, point of care testing, sterilization process, crash cart, etc.
• Checks expiration dates on all medications and medical supplies, disposing of them appropriately.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Complies with established personal protective equipment requirements.
• Assists in the maintenance of medical charts (filing, Op Reports, test results, home care forms).
• May schedule surgeries/procedures or work with a Surgical Coordinator, verifying times with patients and preparing charts, pre-admissions, and consent forms.
• May perform proficient phlebotomy duties.
• May perform appointment scheduling and registration, updating patient demographic and insurance information.
• May maintain, adjust, and confirm patient office schedules.
• May check, verify, and update insurance information using internal or web sources.
• May perform and verify pre-certification for procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma/GED
• Completion of Training Certificate from an approved Medical Assistant certificate course.
• CMA/RMA - National Certification Required
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
• Familiarity with sterilization techniques and infection control policies.
• Experience with phlebotomy (may be required).

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of Medical Assistant experience.
• Completion of Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy certificate or Associates-level program.