Full-Time
Medical Assistant
Stony Brook Medicine University Physicians
Academic physician practice organization
Compensation Overview
$20.28 - $25.34/hr
Lake Grove, NY, USA
In Person
One to two evening shifts per week and one to two Saturdays per month are required.
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- A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) credential is required.
- Graduation from a Medical Assistant program is required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology is required.
- Exceptional customer service and telephone etiquette are required.
- The ability to maintain effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow is required.
- Computer and/or electronic medical record experience is required.
- The employee must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with patients, staff, and medical providers.
- The employee must be able to constantly move about the office to assist patients, staff, and medical providers.
- Place patients in examination rooms and document the electronic medical record, medications, vital signs, and the main reason for the visit.
- Perform screening and measurement procedures, including height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature.
- Assist with setting up and preparing patients and equipment for examinations and special procedures.
- Collect blood or other laboratory specimens as requested by the physician.
- Perform routine laboratory tests.
- Enter proposed orders into the electronic medical record for licensed independent provider review and approval.
- Obtain previous test results from outside laboratories, radiology facilities, physicians’ offices, and other sources.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physician instructions to patients clearly and effectively.
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies according to regulations.
- Maintain an adequate supply of medical inventory in each examination room.
- Ensure the cleanliness of each examination room.
- Prepare rooms after each patient and for specific procedures as needed.
- Order supplies as needed.
- Ensure Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines are followed at all times.
- Perform administrative duties as needed, including answering phones and scheduling appointments.
- Create and update telephone encounters when reporting and responding to patients’ medical concerns and requests, and forward them to appropriate staff and medical providers.
- Adhere to the patient-flow protocol: reception, registration, triage, laboratory services, and escort to the provider.
- Adhere to the visit-completion protocol: receive encounter and referral forms, schedule next appointments, schedule outside referrals at the appointed time, and update the visit log.
- Perform other related duties assigned by management.
Stony Brook Medicine University Physicians is the physician-practice organization supporting Stony Brook Medicine faculty clinicians. It organizes medical practices that provide primary, specialty, surgical, and outpatient care associated with the academic health system. Patients receive care from faculty physicians and advanced practitioners across clinical offices and specialty programs. Practice operations connect clinical departments with nursing, medical assistants, scheduling, billing, compliance, technology, and administration. Roles span physicians, advanced practitioners, clinical support, patient access, revenue cycle, and business operations.
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