Clinical Assistant
Location: New York, NY 10017
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Day | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 40 Hours/Week
Local Candidates: Yes
Pay Rate: $18–$19/hr
Responsibilities:
Coordinate daily physician team activities and patient flow.
Assist with vital signs, rooming, mobility, specimen collection, and POC testing.
Assist physicians with procedures.
Perform phlebotomy and support patient registration.
Maintain medical records, referrals, reports, forms, and charts in the EMR.
Enter physician orders and prepare prescription refill requests.
Schedule procedures and surgeries and assist with pre-admissions and consent forms.
Update patient demographics and assist with insurance verification and pre-certification.
Order and restock medical supplies and maintain required logs.
Prepare examination rooms and instruments following infection-control procedures.
Train and mentor Level I Medical Assistants.
Help coordinate staff schedules and workflow based on patient volume.
Follow PPE, safety, infection-control, HIPAA, and legal requirements.
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED.
3 years of Medical Assistant experience; 5 years preferred.
Medical Assistant certification from an approved school or equivalent training/experience.
Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office Suite knowledge.
Phlebotomy experience.
Knowledge of medical terminology and HIPAA guidelines.
EMR and/or billing system experience preferred.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent telephone etiquette.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
Ability to work effectively with multicultural and language-deficit patients.
English: Read, Write, Speak.