Full Time or Part Time Medical Assistant
POSITION OPENING FOR FULL TIME OR PART TIME/PER DIEM MEDICAL ASSISTANT
We are seeking a full time or part time medical assistant who loves working with children, to join our team at Sound Beach Pediatrics.
Our medical assistants help care for children from birth to early adulthood. They discuss a child’s symptoms and medical history, and work with fellow clinical staff to provide initial care and monitor our patients’ progress. Our medical assistants will also help with patient phone calls and appointments.
To be a successful medical assistant, you should be kind, compassionate, and caring towards children.
Objective: To assist nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians in patient care
Reports to: Nurse Manager, Managing Partner and/or Physician on Duty
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
- Greeting and registering patients
- Obtaining vital signs
- Collecting general data to be used by licensed health care professionals in diagnosis, treatment, care planning etc
- Offering general health maintenance education not related to a diagnosis
- Assisting in the handling of equipment in preparation for procedures or following up on procedures
- Assisting with reception duties as needed, including phone calls, booking appointments and handling phone calls
Requirements:
- Willingness to work on various weekdays and some Saturdays
Qualifications:
- Preferred 1-2 year experience as a medical assistant (6-12 mo required minimum), and 6-12 months experience in a pediatric office setting
- Experience in the use of an EMR (Electronic Medical Record), preferably AthenaHealth
- Computer literate and able to type competently
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enthusiasm in working specifically with children
- Strong work ethic
Compensation:
- Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
- For full-time employees: Health benefits available and 401 K after 1-year of employment (part time employees may qualify by meeting other specified criteria set forth by 401K plan)
