Medical Assistant - Outpatient Psychiatry
Mohawk Valley Health System
- Location
- Onsite (UTICA, NY)
- Compensation
- $18 - $24/hr
- Employment
- Part-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the Role
Mohawk Valley Health System is seeking a Medical Assistant to support outpatient psychiatry services. The role involves direct patient care, assisting providers with examinations, and managing administrative tasks in a clinical setting.
Skills
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Job Summary
The Medical Assistant provides direct and indirect patient care in an office setting. Records, facilitates and assists with patient examination and treatment. Assists and/or covers absences within the office as assigned. This may include but is not limited to patient reception, answering telephones, registration, scheduling of appointments and obtaining medical records. Also supports the provider as assigned.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Observes, collects, records, and reports selected data related to patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental and self-care ability.
- Prepares patient for examination.
- Assists provider with medical procedures.
- Prepares treatment rooms for patient examination.
- Performs Point of Care Testing as appropriate
- Maintains established inventory levels of medical supplies.
- Responds appropriately to patient’s issues and notifies the office manager.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience Requirements
REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Concentration needed to assimilate information from many different sources.
- Basic computer knowledge.
Licensure/Certification Requirements
EQUIRED:
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or direct patient care experience
- BLS certification within 6 weeks.
Disclaimer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
Job Details
Req Id 98806
Department MG - SPEC - OUTPATIENT PSYCH
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked 8.00
FTE 0.5
Work Schedule HRLY NON-UNION-8 HR
Employee Status A5 - Regular Part-Time (975 hours per year or more)
Union Non-Union
Pay Range $18.00 - $24.00 Per Hour