Medical Assistant, FGP - Hem/Onc - Lake Success
$55,327–$55,616 year
On-siteLake Success, New York, United States
Job Summary
Escort patients to exam rooms, measure and record vital signs, and obtain and process blood samples per organizational policy. Validate patient identifiers, clean and stock exam rooms, and perform point-of-care testing including EKG, glucose, pregnancy, and urinalysis. Assist physicians with patient intake, transcribing visits into EPIC, and documenting orders for laboratory and radiology tests. Manage administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, reviewing in-basket messages, and following up on Rx refill requests. Maintain patient privacy per HIPAA standards and support clinical quality initiatives by updating medical records with vital signs and histories.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or the equivalent
- Completion of a Medical Assistant Program from an accredited institution
- Current medical assistant Certification from a Nationally Recognized accredited institution (such as American Association of Medical Assistant(AAMA); American Medical Technologies (AMT); National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT); National Healthcare Association (NHA))
- Working knowledge of English is evident in verbal, reading and writing abilities
- demonstrated ability in computer skills
- Ability to complete multiple tasks efficiently
- thrive in a team work environment
- pursues a positive patient care experience
- effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
Desired Qualifications
- MA experience
- EKG experience
- phlebotomy experience
- venipuncture experience
- other language
- competency in place
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