What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Office Coordinator position at Yale New Haven Health?
Job Summary
The Administrative Medical Assistant plays a vital role in supporting healthcare providers by assisting with patient care, managing appointments, and coordinating medical records.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist physicians/providers with patient care, rooming patients, clerical, environmental and organizational tasks.
- Sends/receives patient medical records and abstracts new patient records into EPIC.
- Set up instruments and equipment according to department protocol.
May assist and/or perform chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited medical assistant certificate program.
- Certification/Registration (CCMA/CMA/AAMA/RMA) preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year private practice medical assistant experience preferred in a primary care or specialist office.
- Medical Assisting Certification preferred.
- EMR experience preferred and working knowledge of Microsoft office applications required.
Bilingual preferred but not required. Demonstrates professional, appropriate, effective and tactful written, verbal and nonverbal communication with patients, families, medical staff, colleagues, vendors, and other departments throughout the continuum of care to promote continuity of care and services and enhance clinical image.
