Job description
Job Summary:
Better Health Management is seeking a dynamic Office Medical Assistant responsible for performing administrative and clinical duties under the provider’s direction. Administrative duties include keeping the office organized, scheduling appointments, answering/returning phone calls, and maintaining office supplies. Clinical duties may include taking vital signs and recording patient medical history, preparing (cleaning & turnover) treatment rooms for patient exams, cleaning/sterilizing medical equipment as well as maintaining log books.
Patient Management:
- Greeting patients and checking them in for appointments
- Verifying insurance information and handling patient registration
- Collecting patient demographics and medical history
- Answering phone calls and managing patient inquiries
Administrative Tasks:
- Overseeing general office operation
- Maintaining a filing system for all patient documents and reports submitted, including electronic health records (EHR)
- Ordering and managing medical supplies and office inventory
- Handling correspondence with patients, insurance companies, other healthcare providers, and billing
- Coordinating appointments and meetings
- Coordinating domestic and international travel, including flight, hotel, and car rental reservations
Clinical Support:
- Taking vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse)
- Preparing patients for exams by taking medical histories and documenting relevant information
- Performing basic laboratory test
- Informing the Doctor, Nurse or other healthcare facilitators about impending appointments
- Assisting with minor procedures directed by the provider
- Transcribing all notes and documents related to treatments
Skills:
- Organization and ability to multitask to complete a wide variety of tasks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff
- Financial systems, including preparing and distributing bills, insurance and accounting
- Knowledge of medical terminology and basic anatomy
- Computer literacy and ability to use electronic health records (EHR) systems
- Attention to detail to ensure tasks are written thoroughly and correctly
- Risk management and audits
- Medical ethics
- Pharmaceutical principles
Experience:
- Microsoft Office: 3 years (Preferred)
- Administrative experience: 3 years (Preferred)
- Medical office management: 3 years (Preferred)
Job Type: Per Diem
Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Queens, NY and Manhattan, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person