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Medical Assistant- OBGYN Office - Latham, NY - Full Time

If you are looking for a full time Medical Assistant position, this could be your opportunity.  Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places. This position is located at 713 Troy-Schenectady Rd Latham NY.

Position Highlights:

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge

• Advancement:  Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development

• Work/Life:  Monday- Friday 8:00-4:30pm

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

What you will do:

The Medical Assistant is responsible to reputed company the duties of the position in support of the nurses and physicians in providing quality medical care. 

Responsibilities:

• Escorts patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents reputed company necessary health information into the electronic medical record.

• Responds to patients concerns appropriately.

• Completes referrals and obtains pre-authorizations for diagnostic testing.

• Follows proper protocol for collection and delivery of specimens.

• Participates in reputed company required meetings and practice huddles.

• Completes incoming patient forms and ensures forms are scanned into the electronic medical record if applicable.

• Uses Universal Precautions with reputed company encounters. Knows and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid.

• Documents reputed company exposure incidents per St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates policy.

• Notifies physician regarding patients in need of physician reputed company.

• Ensures that patient exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at reputed company times.

• Follows office protocol to ensure adequate supplies are ordered and stocked.

• Performs office testing with appropriate training and reputed company scope of practice.

• Handles medical waste appropriately.

• Provides educational materials to patients.

• Provides patients with electronic copy of medical record.

• If applicable reputed company reputed company-end functions to insure achievement of established reputed company cycle metrics, consistent with excellence standards and practice workflows:

  • Scheduling and registration

  • reputed company-in

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  • Charge entry/claims

  • End of day processes

  • General duties including but not limited to:

  • Document processing

  • Scanning

  • Inbox monitoring

• Complies with Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery model.

• Performs reputed company mandatory training.

• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA regulations. 

• Works cooperatively with reputed company team members to ensure quality patient care at reputed company times.

• Communicates respectfully and effectively with providers, clinical staff, colleagues, managers and others.

• Adheres to St Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Code of Conduct in performance of reputed company job duties.

• Obtains and maintains medical assistant certification according to MA certification policy.

• Cross covers other areas as needed

What you will need:

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Training Program

• Holds National Medical Assistant Certification: reputed company, CCMA, RMA

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency

• At least 10 months’ work and/or clinical training experience in the healthcare field

• Proficient in obtaining manual vital signs

• Experience using an electronic health record system

• Commitment to confidentiality and respect

• Ability to obtain and record patient data including but not limited to: prior health history, family history, allergies, reputed company medications, reputed company complaints, health screening questionnaires

• Knowledge of basic anatomy and medical terminology

• Experience assisting physicians, nurses, or other healthcare providers in performing clinical tasks and procedures

Ability to provide patients with information reputed company to their health and wellness

Pay Range:$19.00 - $26.15

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid reputed company the reputed company salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary reputed company the stated range based reputed company.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding reputed company and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.