Medical Office Assistant (Brooklyn)
Care For the Homeless · careforthehomeless.org
BrooklynEntry level1–2 yrs
The job in short
Medical office assistant.
ExcelClinicalInsurance
Details
- Found
- 23 d ago · posted 2026-08-03
- Location as listed
- Brooklyn, NY
- Role
- Medical Assistant
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
JOB SUMMARY: This role is in a Community Health clinical site setting; working on a team of committed professionals supporting Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, while also providing patient care and administrative duties necessary to deliver quality patient care to a diverse and vulnerable population.
This employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities include the following:
Essential duties and Responsibilities include the following:
• Provide full-cycle appointment management for clinic site (patient follow-up and drop-in appointments, specialty services and testing) to optimize clinic patient hours.
• Document all services in eClinical Works (EMR) system.
• Manage all front office tasks including; basic intake and collection of patient demographics, insurance information, privacy practice forms, its collection and management, faxing, and filing.
• Referral coordination with patient contact for date of appointment.
• Insurance verification on all patients requesting a visit.
• Ensure all registration information is completed and updated accurately at the time of each appointment.
• Responsible for printing pre-visit planning in preparation for huddle.
• Follow all Federal, State and City regulations and guidelines regarding to medical clinic operations.
• Responsible for understanding CFH’s Medical Clinic Policy and Procedures.
• Assist in taking medical histories, vital signs, recording height and weight at Nurse Manager/Provider request.
• Performs phlebotomy and collects lab specimens, as requested, using appropriate protocols, such as infection control. Logs information into EMR/vendor system, labels, and routes lab specimens according to standard procedure.
• Ensures that results are received on all lab specimens submitted.
• Maintains order and cleanliness of examination rooms.
• Ensures medical supplies are maintained and reordered.
• Disposes of expired supplies according to procedures.
• Performs equipment checks and completes required logs; which may include refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, sample medication logs, AED, and other required checks/logs.
• Liaise with laboratory and pharmacies as directed by provider and Nurse Manager.
• Performs monthly NYSDOH Article 28 policy walkthroughs.
• Submits work orders as indicated upon completion of Article 28 walkthrough.
• Assist with change of simple dressings, check urine for glucose and ketones and other tests as directed by Nurse Managers and provider staff.
• Perform EKG exams.
• Point-of-care testing as directed by the provider (HIV, Hep C, additional CLIA waived tests).
• Perform all required point of care proficiency tests.
• Perform lot specific Quality Assurance checks and log all results on all point of care testing.
• Report issues or challenges to provider(s), Nurse Managers and Director of Practice Management.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Educational Requirements:
• AA degree preferred, High School Diploma required
• Medical Assistant
• Basic Life Support Certificate required.
Experience:
• 1-2 Years of experience as MA with medical office experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Excellent telephone etiquette
• Bilingual-Spanish preferred
• Experience using eClinical is a Plus!
Pay: $25.46
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