Medical Assistant/Relations Associate-Mount Sinai Doctors Medical Group - Full Time - Days

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

The Medical Assistant Relations Associate is responsible for effectively and efficiently providing patient procedures as ordered by the physician under the guidance of licensed medical staff (LPN, RN, NP or MD). In addition, provides clerical support necessary for efficient and effective functioning of the office.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. Performs EKGs as ordered by the physician

2. Performs lab testing as ordered by the physician

3. Performs PFT as ordered by the physician

4. Admits patient to the exam room and takes vital signs, medical history, medication history and allergy history. Height and weight as indicated

5. Performs quality controls

6. Ensures that the patient referrals are completed and forwarded appropriately

7. Documents appropriately any treatment

8. Documents any telephone contact with the patient

9. Documents in the lab accession log and outside medical testing log as per established procedure

10. Adheres to universal precautions and OSHA Regulations

11. Maintains examination rooms and medical areas in a clean and orderly fashion

12. Registers and transacts patients promptly and accurately using current computer system

13. Updates pertinent patient information, including medical insurance coverage and eligibility

14. Ensures that all patients names appear on daily ledger sheets

15. Schedules patient appointments

16. Retrieves and files medical reports/lab results

17. Processes HMO referrals as requested by Physician, Practice Management, and patients

18. Communicates to Physician all patient emergencies

19. Answers telephones with name and Beth Israel Medical Group office location

20. Takes messages to ensure follow-up on all calls

21. Scans paperwork into the EMR in a timely fashion

22. Balances ledger sheets and accounts for all monies received

23. Has accountability for all aspects of the cash box and the contents within. Notifies Office Administrator or Reimbursement/Front Office Coordinator when change is needed

24. Provides information to other departments as requested

25. Provides assistance with uncovered shifts

26. Confirms appointments

27. Notifies Practice Manager or Office Manager of any problems in the office

28. Notifies Practice Manager or Office Manager when office supplies are needed

29. Calls insurance companies to verify coverage and eligibility

30. Forwards to specialty offices all information pertinent to scheduled appointments; i.e., labs, referrals, ex-rays, etc.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

+ High school diploma or general education diploma (GED).

+ BLS certification or Heart Saver from AHA

+ Licensed/Credentialed as a Phlebotomist or EKG technician preferred

+ Certification as a Medical Assistant or two (2) years relevant work experience preferred.

+ RMA/CMA Required

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSBIMG

**REQUIRED SKILLS**

CCMA, NHA or RMA Required

Microsoft Office Suite

**ABOUT US**

**Strength Through Diversity**

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

+ Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

+ Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

+ Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

**"About the Mount Sinai Health System:**

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism."

**EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans**

**Requisition ID** : 3017522