Certified Medical Assistant

Career Opportunities with 61st Street Service Corp

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The 61st Street Service Corporation, provides administrative and clinical support staff for Columbia Doctors
. This position will support Columbia Doctors, one of the largest multi-specialty practices in the Northeast. Columbia Doctors’ practices comprise an experienced group of more than 2,800 physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses, offering more than 240 specialties and subspecialties.

Opportunity to grow as part of the Certified Medical Assistant Career Ladder!

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) to join our healthcare team in Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The CMA will serve as a key member of the patient care team in an ambulatory setting. This position will work closely with providers across multiple specialties as well as with other clinical and administrative staff to deliver an exceptional patient experience that contributes to positive health outcomes for patients and a work culture in alignment with our values of Service-Oriented, Trust, Empathy, Safety, Inclusion, and Communication.

• Greet and interact with patients, visitors, vendors, and all faculty and staff.
• Prepare patients for their visit including:
  • Coordinate patient flow with physician(s) and medical secretary
  • Settle patient in exam room and prepare patient, as necessary
  • Assist physicians with patient treatment and procedures, including venipuncture
  • Take vital signs: temperature, weight, height, blood pressure, conduct blood, urine tests and other measurements as needed
    • Label and process specimens with required data (name, MRN #, DOB, date of service, MD name)
    • Handle/ship/deliver specimen samples appropriately
    • Record daily all outgoing specimens in appropriate log system
    • Document results in EPIC
    • Complete paper requisitions, as necessary for all diagnostics
  • Provide phlebotomy services
  • Retrieve lab results from CUMC or NYPH labs, as well as outside labs
  • Enter A1C and blood glucose measurements into EPIC
  • Maintain clean and orderly patient exam rooms after each patient visit
  • Maintain clean and orderly medical assistant stations and workrooms
  • Responsible for prescription follow up with physician
  • Maintain supplies in physician exam rooms, as well as phlebotomy and lab supplies
  • Responsible for cross-covering with other Medical Assistants as needed & front desk daily during lunch and as needed
  • Meet and greet patients
  • Verify/update all patient insurance & demographic information
  • Process patient arrivals through the EPIC system indicating arrivals and no-shows; confirm that proper referrals and/or pre-certifications are in place; contact referring physicians, as necessary, for referrals or pre-authorizations.
  • Collect all co-pays and patient fees (cash, check, or credit card) at time of service.
  • Review in EPIC system, patient unpaid balances and notify Billing Office for follow up
  • Collect outstanding balances and/or provide patient with Billing office contact information to resolve outstanding balances
  • Receive all pending patient medical records, scans and reports and scan documents into epic (i.e., Intake form, referrals, and insurance info.)
  • Preparing and maintaining medical charts
  • Copying and mailing requests for medical records, ensuring HIPAA compliance
  • Performing additional check-out functions such as scheduling and referrals
  • Answering telephone calls and taking accurate phone messages
  • Handle batch scanning for all division documents
  • Responsible for division’s letter work queue
  • Review incoming faxes
  • This clinic requires the CMA to perform full scope of front desk duties in conjunction with CMA duties
  • Contribute ideas for improving practice workflows to team members, providers, and management
  • Maintain patient privacy according to HIPAA requirements at all time
  • Keep current on all organizational, practice, and patient privacy policies (e.g. infection control, HIPAA, and required trainings)
  • Any other related duties as assigned.
• CMAs cannot perform:
  • Set up or manipulate any sterile field.
  • Perform pre-procedural preparation/disinfection (setting up a…