Medical Assistant - New Milford CT - Women's Health
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Northwell Health is hiring a Medical Assistant - New Milford CT - Women's Health. Northwell Health seeks a new graduate or experienced Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or EMT to provide clerical and administrative support, coordinate patient care activities, and ensure accurate patient information in a women’s health and wellness setting in New Milford, CT.
Key focus areas include Greets and welcomes patients upon arrival and communicates pleasantly and effectively, Ensures accuracy of patient’s information, including demographics and insurance, and Answers phones, routes call, takes messages, and assures accurate communication both verbally and via the EMR system.
Important skills include Patient Greeting, Effective Communication, EMR System, Phone Handling, Appointment Scheduling, and Co‑pay Collection.
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Description
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
$2,000 Sign on Bonus (External Hires Only)
*Title:*Medical Assistant - NHMP New Milford Hospital Women's Health & Wellness - New Milford, CT - Full time/40 hours per week, variable 8-hour shifts, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.
**Looking for a new graduate Medical Assistant and/or experienced Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician.*Summary: Provides clerical and administrative support and coordinates the patient care activities for medical practice.
Responsibilities:
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Greets and welcomes patients upon arrival and communicates pleasantly and effectively.
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Ensures accuracy of patient's information, including demographics and insurance.
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Answers phones, routes call, takes messages, and assures accurate communication both verbally and via the EMR system.
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Registers, verifies, and schedules patient appointments, testing, and referrals.
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Schedules and reschedules appointments according to office protocols.
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Monitors applications and manages worklists as applicable.
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Collects co-pays and reconciles money for deposit.
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Obtains and coordinates record retrieval for new and established patients.
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Performs intake and processing of medical records and other documentation where applicable.
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Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
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Maintains and Models the Organization values.
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Demonstrates regular, dependable, and predictable attendance.
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Performs other duties as required.
Other Information:
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*Required:*High School Diploma or GED. New or experienced graduate of Medical Assistant program, or Nursing Assistant training program, or EMT certification, or 3 years job related experience in a medical office. Basic medical knowledge and terminology. Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.
Minimum Experience: One year
Desired: CPR certification preferred. Bi-lingual preferred.Salary Range: $18.83 - $34.50 hourly (Pay per years of relative experience)
It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status, or citizenship status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, their or their dependent’s sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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