Certified Medical Assistant

Job Description

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

New Beginnings Surgery PC in Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 USA

Employment Type

Seeking talented experienced Medical Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate would be self-motivated, exhibit excellent communication skills with patients and staff, and be goal oriented with an interest in surgery.

Applicant must:

Room patients and obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height and document in EMR.

Assist physician with all medical procedures with courteous and knowledgeable medical decision making; follow through on patient requests for information

Receive and handle all patient telephone calls to completion

Schedule and book surgeries with hospitals

Obtain insurance authorizations with insurance companies

Manage patient charts: receive charts from transcription, organize chart based on office policy, follow through on any incomplete paperwork or items missing from chart. Review patient charts daily for next day’s appointments.

Prepare exam rooms between each patient

Act as a liaison between patient and physician, communicating messages, screening telephone calls for referral to physician.

Know legalities regarding confidentiality of patient records

Complete forms for patients according to physician’s direction for worker’s comp, disability, insurance, etc.

Be able to fill in at front desk and perform other related duties that may be inclusive, but not listed in the job description as needed, as directed by physician or manager

Be willing to grow with the business as a long-term commitment.

Perform laser, radio-frequency and CoolSculpting treatments after training.

Position is full-time

Education:

High school graduate or GED.

Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant Program

Experience:

Surgical Scheduling, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery experience preferred

Salary:

Based on Experience

Required experience:

At least 1 year

Certificate/License:

Applicant MUST have one of these valid certificates for the position.

Please do not apply if a valid certificate can't be supplied and confirmed.

CCMA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant with National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

CMA - Certified Medical Assistant with American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

RMA Registered Medical Assistant with American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)