Medical Assistant I Multispecialty

Medical Assistant I – Multispecialty – Manhasset, NY – Full time Days – Offsite

Overview

The Offsite Medical Assistant I provides clinical office support to physicians & surgeons and performs patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Fulfills patient care responsibilities: checks schedules, organizes patient flow, accompanies patients to exam or procedure rooms, assists patients with walking, transferring, dressing, collecting and processing specimens and point of care testing, preparing for exams, assists physicians with procedures, takes vital signs, relays instructions to patients/families, answers calls.
• Fulfills clerical responsibilities: sends and receives patient medical records, obtains lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, completes forms and requisitions, manages charts, uses EMR or manual as needed.
• Enters orders into EMR or prepares prescription refill requests on behalf of the physician for review and approval.
• Inventories, orders or restocks medical supplies.
• Sets up examination rooms and instruments following sterilization techniques and infection control policies.
• Maintains logging systems for refrigeration, point of care testing, sterilization, crash cart as needed.
• Checks expiration dates on medications and supplies, disposes per policy.
• Maintains a safe, secure, healthy work environment; complies with standards, procedures and legal regulations.
• Complies with PPE requirements for blood, body fluids, disinfectants, radiation, hazardous substances.
• Assists in maintenance of medical charts.
• Schedules surgeries/procedures with Surgical Coordinator, prepares charts, pre‑admissions and consent forms.
• Performs phlebotomy duties (proficient).
• Performs appointment scheduling, registration, updates patient demographics and insurance.
• Adjusts and confirms patient office schedule.
• Verifies and updates insurance information.
• Performs and verifies pre‑certification for procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Assistant: required.
• High School Diploma/GED: required.
• Experience: None preferred but 1–2 years experience preferred.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $23.98–$31.46 per hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.