Medical Office Assistant - Weekends Part Time
Description
Part Time Medical Assistant
Mount Sinai Wellness Center Nursing department is growing and searching for a motivated, compassionate individual to add to our team! We are a dual diagnosis facility that provides detox and residential treatment to clients with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting the nurses with vital signs, answering the phone, acquiring Prior Authorizations for medications, and finding out what pharmacy a patient needs to utilize according to their insurance.
- Assisting in getting patients into the nurse’s stations for assessment by the nurses.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- Medical Assistant certification preferred.
- Experience working with insurance companies.
- Prioritizing skills, and professionalism.
- Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen.
Mount Sinai Wellness Center a progressive substance abuse treatment organization is committed to the highest quality of patient care. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.
Mount Sinai Wellness Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.