Medical Assistant

Job Title: Medical Assistant

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Cancer Ctr - Office Practice

Req #: 0000229709

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $20.99 - $26.32 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

Provides and assists with outpatient care including data entry, record keeping, and compliance with insurance requirements. Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to asses each patient s age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care. Assists with maintenance of supplies, linen, ordering, and identifies, and the physical environment. Prepares necessary forms and charts, filing and retrieving, re-stock exam rooms.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• BLS certification

Preferred:

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program Preferred or Medical Technologist experience
• 1 year medical assistant experience preferred

Scheduling Requirements:

• FT
• Days

Job Specific Requirements:

• Able to recognize, respond to and notify appropriate healthcare team member patent emergencies
• Assists with the completion of patient forms i,e,disability,
• Communicates to patients of unexpected waits, giving them a timeframe of when they will be seen
• Escorts patients in and out of patient exam rooms
• Queues patients into various locations as appropriate
• Greets patient/family, performs appropriate ID checks, and explains all procedures to be performed
• Helps with office clerical work such as MD mail, and other communications
• Maintain exam room supplies, equipment and stock as needed
• Make available the medication list, patient assessment and physician notes on the computer screen for each patient appointment
• Measure and record patient s vital signs in the appropriate section of the medical record
• Notify the nurse and/or physician with all appropriate patient questions and concerns
• Obtain all necessary information including physician notes prior to patient appointment
• Obtains blood and/or non-blood computer labels using Cerner or TDS computer
• Perform phlebotomy and collection of lab specimens adhering to collection, safety and infection control policies and procedures
• Update and record patient medication reconciliation list in the appropriate section of the medical record