Medical Assistant - NHMP New Milford Hospital Women's Health & Wellness - New Milford, CT
Description
$2,000 Sign On Bonus (External Hires Only)
Title: Medical Assistant/Secretary - NHMP New Milford Hospital Women's Health & Wellness - New Milford, CT. Full Time/40 Hours per week, 8 hour shifts 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.
*New Graduate or experienced Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician*
Summary: Assists physicians or APPs with providing medical care to patients of the office practice. Provides clinical and secretarial support to assure smooth daily department operations.
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.
Required: High School Diploma or GED. New or experienced graduate of Medical Assistant program, or Nursing Assistant training program, or EMT certification, or 3 years job related experience in a medical office. Basic medical knowledge and terminology. Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.
Minimum Experience: One year
Desired: CPR certification preferred. Bi-lingual preferred.