🚀 Medical Assistant

Overview

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Job Summary: Performs clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in inpatient areas of the hospital and in ambulatory services. Assists physicians and/or other hospital/medical personnel in providing patient care, preparing patients for procedures and examinations, recording vital patient data, performing standardized routine tests such as phlebotomy patient specimen collection, and processing, and functions as a patient safety companion or suicide watcher as assigned. Performs clerical activities such as greeting and directing patients, registration, accessioning tests, producing reports, answering telephones, gathering and entering data, check out, and scheduling appointments. The Medical Assistant exemplifies the Upstate mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Upstate policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in inpatient areas and ambulatory services.
• Assist physicians and/or other hospital/medical personnel in providing patient care and preparing patients for procedures and examinations.
• Record vital patient data, perform standardized routine tests (e.g., phlebotomy), and process specimens.
• Serve as a patient safety companion or suicide watcher as assigned.
• Greet and direct patients, handle registration and accessioning tests, produce reports, answer telephones, gather and enter data, check out, and schedule appointments.
• Uphold Upstate policies and procedures in daily work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Either 1: One year of full-time experience performing clinical and clerical support activities in a health care setting.
• Or 2: Completion of a college, university, technical school or vocational school medical assistant program.

Work Days

Schedule based on a 40 hour work week. Monday–Friday, Day shift, 8:00am–4:30pm.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: $40,391 + This title earns a geographical payment of $4,000 annually.

Recruitment & Status

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

Status: Permanent

Job Details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

Message To Applicants: The NYS Department of Civil Service has expanded the NY HELPS Program. During this program, the NYS Civil Service Exam requirements are suspended for the Medical Assistant title.

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