Medical Assistant

Location

Jonesboro, AR | United States

Job description

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. Nearly 110,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

For more information, visit nyit.edu .

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas is currently recruiting for a Medical Assistant.

• Obtain patient health history, checks vital signs and records patient information into patient chart.
• Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization by having necessary supplies, equipment, and tools ready for use by providers.
• Collects blood draws and urine samples as ordered by medical providers as defined by state statutes. Ensure proper handling, storage and processing of labs obtained.
• Assist with data management in EMR system as directed by the physician.
• Sterilizes and cleans instruments used in examinations; maintains clean and hygienic environment. Make sure all exam rooms are properly sanitized after patients leave room.
• Respond to telephone requests when needed and within scope. Make sure to send telephone request to proper staff.
• Maintains medical supplies and equipment in treatment rooms on a daily basis. Prep rooms for procedures.
• Inventory medical supplies and equipment, when items are low make sure to notify correct staff for ordering purposes.
• Protects patients' rights by maintaining the confidentiality of personal medical information.
• Maintain following policies and procedures.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned by physicians or nursing staff.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1-3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant or equivalent job responsibilities preferred
• CPR Certified, preferred
• Excellent computer and communication skills
• Attention to detail

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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