CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SVC
Description
Janian Medical Care, P.C., an affiliate of Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), seeks a medical assistant to join our expanding Division of Primary Care Services. Janian Medical Care provides primary medical care and psychiatric care to homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers at community based programs including permanent supportive and transitional housing shelters, safe havens and drop-in centers, and through outreach teams. Janian Medical Care, P.C. has long been recognized as a leader in the development and delivery of on-site psychiatric care and high-quality, integrated, comprehensive primary care to our patients and we continue to expand our services throughout all of NYC.
Janian Medical Care, P. C. invites applicants for the Medical Assistant position to work alongside the primary care providers at various programs throughout Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. The Medical Assistant will collaborate with patients' psychiatrist, social workers, and case managers at the program and assist in coordination of care with external providers. The Medical Assistant will also have administrative responsibilities including schedule management, front office tasks, and assistance with insurance information collection and specialty referrals.
Responsibilities:
The Medical Assistant will perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a provider.
Administrative duties include the following: Work with staff and patients for appointment management to optimize clinic hours Document all services in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Front Office Tasks, including basic intake and collection of insurance information, privacy practice forms collection and management, faxing, and filing Specialty referrals coordination Liaise with laboratory and pharmacies as directed by provider Billing related tasks such as Prior Authorization management including communication with provider and our eligibility specialist for eligibility determination Insurance verification via EPACES Medical supply and equipment maintenance including quality control testing and inventory management Clinical duties include the following:
Taking and recording vital signs Preparing patients for examination and performing basic screenings Laboratory services including phlebotomy and specimen collection EKG exams Point-of-care testing as directed by the provider The Medical Assistant role is dynamic and additional tasks and responsibilities may be requested as needed. This position is 9-5pm Monday through Friday.
Requirements
Medical assistant training completed via vocational technical high school setting diploma or post secondary medical assistant training program certificate Knowledge of medical terminology and electronic medical record keeping High school graduate or GED CPR certification is a plus but not required Must be well organized and flexible in workstyle Strong written and verbal communication Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook applications, including email *Bilingual-Spanish speaking applicants encouraged to apply.
Medical Assistants maintain a regular weekly schedule at their assigned medical office location(s). Candidates must be willing to travel during the course of the work week to their assigned location(s) within Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens and to work with their assigned providers and support all medical suite functions and processes as necessary.
Janian Medical Care, P.C., an affiliate of Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), seeks a medical assistant to join our expanding Division of Primary Care Services. Janian Medical Care provides primary medical care and psychiatric care to homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers at community based programs including permanent supportive and transitional housing shelters, safe havens and drop-in centers, and through outreach teams. Janian Medical Care, P.C. has long been recognized as a leader in the development and delivery of on-site psychiatric care and high-quality, integrated, comprehensive primary care to our patients and we continue to expand our services throughout all of NYC.
Janian Medical Care, P. C. invites applicants for the Medical Assistant position to work alongside the primary care providers at various programs throughout Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. The Medical Assistant will collaborate with patients' psychiatrist, social workers, and case managers at the program and assist in coordination of care with external providers. The Medical Assistant will also have administrative responsibilities including schedule management, front office tasks, and assistance with insurance information collection and specialty referrals.
Responsibilities:
The Medical Assistant will perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a provider.
Administrative duties include the following: Work with staff and patients for appointment management to optimize clinic hours Document all services in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Front Office Tasks, including basic intake and collection of insurance information, privacy practice forms collection and management, faxing, and filing Specialty referrals coordination Liaise with laboratory and pharmacies as directed by provider Billing related tasks such as Prior Authorization management including communication with provider and our eligibility specialist for eligibility determination Insurance verification via EPACES Medical supply and equipment maintenance including quality control testing and inventory management Clinical duties include the following:
Taking and recording vital signs Preparing patients for examination and performing basic screenings Laboratory services including phlebotomy and specimen collection EKG exams Point-of-care testing as directed by the provider The Medical Assistant role is dynamic and additional tasks and responsibilities may be requested as needed. This position is 9-5pm Monday through Friday.
Requirements
Medical assistant training completed via vocational technical high school setting diploma or post secondary medical assistant training program certificate Knowledge of medical terminology and electronic medical record keeping High school graduate or GED CPR certification is a plus but not required Must be well organized and flexible in workstyle Strong written and verbal communication Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook applications, including email *Bilingual-Spanish speaking applicants encouraged to apply.
Medical Assistants maintain a regular weekly schedule at their assigned medical office location(s). Candidates must be willing to travel during the course of the work week to their assigned location(s) within Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens and to work with their assigned providers and support all medical suite functions and processes as necessary.