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Northwell Health

Medical Assistant - Secretary - Breast Surgery - Rhinebeck, NY

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What they do

A Medical Assistant assists physicians and other medical specialists with routine administrative or clinical tasks. Organizes patient records, schedules appointments, and prepares medical equipment. May specialize in administrative or clinical work, or specialize in a particular area of medicine, i.e. assisting in the office of an ophthalmologist (eye specialist). Works in medical offices.

$44,283 / year median in New York

+24% projected growth

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Job Description

  • Description
  • Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians.
Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better. Medical Assistant
  • Breas Surgery
  • Rhinebeck-NDH 6511 Springbrook Avenue Monday
  • Friday 8:30
  • 5P•qualified candidates will have 1 full year of MA experience OR EMT or MA certification OR 3 full years of healthcare relevant experience including vitals, bloos and rooming.
Summary:
Provides clerical and secretarial support to assure smooth daily department operations. Assures that the patient and examination area is properly prepared.
Responsibilities:
1. Greets and brings patient back from waiting room to clinical area. Obtains vital signs as required. 2. Registers, updates patient information and bills physician charges to patients' accounts. Verifies demographic and insurance information. 3. Provides clerical and secretarial work associated with patient care to include copying and dictation. Prepares, files and organizes patient charts. 4. Schedules appointments as ordered for patients in the office, for testing, or other physicians. 5. Assures the examination area is clean and stocked. 6. Assures the patient is properly prepared for the scheduled visit to maintain timely patient flow. 7. Conducts in-office testing as directed by the physician. Coordinates testing and outside ancillary services as applicable. 8. Collects, prepares and processes specimens as directed by the physician. 9. Maintains inventory and ensures proper upkeep, cleaning and testing of medical equipment and supplies. Fills out appropriate logs. 10. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 11. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values. 12. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance. 13. Performs other duties as required.
Education Skills Experience:
Required:
Data entry required. One year medical assistant/secretary experience, or graduate of accredited Medical Assistant training program. Basic medical knowledge and terminology. Skill in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.
Other Information:
Minimum Experience:
one year
Desired:
Graduate of Medical Assistant training program. Ability to schedule patients and knowledge of telephone switchboard. CPR, CNA, MA or EMT certification.
Working Conditions:
Manual:
Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational:
Little or no potential for occupational risk
Physical Effort:
Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
Physical Environment:
Generally pleasant working conditions
Company:
Nuvance Health Med Practice PC Org Unit:
1855
Department:
Breast Surgery Rhinebeck Exempt:
No Salary Range:
$18.83
  • $34.
50 Hourly It is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent's sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.