Certified Medical Assistant - Washington St., Poughkeepsie

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking full-time Medical Assistant to join our team in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Medical Assistant:

· Responsible for and documenting refrigerator, freezer and room temperatures daily as indicated, and report any excursion immediately to the clinical supervisor or designee

· Maintains universal precautions in the provision of patient care

· Assists the Nurse Leader with monitoring emergency supplies – O2 tanks, Defib pads/battery, and emergency medication boxes - and promptly reports malfunction, missing or damaged equipment to the Nursing Leader.

· Copies, prepares records, and stores and maintains appropriate records

· Ensures all appropriate logs are maintained. Keeps records for laboratory tests.

· Keeps clinical area stocked and in good order. Maintains stock of laboratory supplies. Assures that all dated material is kept current and disposes of outdated supplies.

· Draws blood and collects other specimens as directed by providers and processes accordingly

· Prepare exam room and any needed equipment and assists/chaperones during examination and treatment of patients.

· Takes vital signs, vision, and/or hearing tests, record patient data in eCW, (laboratory results, pain level, PEAS, PhQ, Smoke status, etc.), Document reason for visit and insure CVRs are completed as needed.

· Performs EKGs.

· Utilizes appropriate technique in performing venipuncture to obtain blood specimens in accordance with agency procedure

· Cleans and sterilizes all equipment and logs according to organizational policy and/or manufacturers guidelines.

· Prepares and processes requisitions for routine supplies in accordance with agency procedures

· Conducts routine tests in areas such as serology, hematology, chemistry, histology and cytology using standard techniques and equipment. Collect specimens for out-side labs (ex. Pap, cultures, etc.)

· Perform in-house labs, perform quality control and maintenance of equipment in accordance with organizational protocols.

· Demonstrates competency in answering phones, assembling charts, computer data entry and retrieval of computer reports

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED required

Medical Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant certification required

CPR/BLS required