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Medical Assistant

The Chautauqua Center
Jamestown, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/23/2025
Description: Medical Assistant

Purpose: The Medical Assistant, under the supervision of an appropriate licensed professional, helps patients and their families by providing information, services, and assistance. This is accomplished by performing administrative duties and handling basic clinical tasks.

Job Duties

  • Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit
  • Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary
  • Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; keeping patient information confidential
  • Counsels patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions
  • Schedules appointments, as needed, with specialists by making arrangements; verifying times with patients; preparing charts, pre-admission, and consent forms.
  • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
  • Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt
  • Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications
  • Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
  • Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
  • All other duties as assigned

Education/Skills/Qualifications

  • High School Diploma, plus two years equivalent experience required
  • Bilingual preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to complete data input into the health record
  • Supply management skills
  • Verbal communication skills
  • Strong organization skills
  • Must be a self-motivator
  • Ability to work both as a team member and independently

The Chautauqua Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class.

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