Medical Assistant Infusion Center - Vassar Brothers Medical Center - Poughkeepsie, NY

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

Requisition ID: 50128

Salary Range: 17.07 - 32.47 HOURLY

Work Shift: flex 8-1630, Mon-Friday

FT/PT/PD: Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

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Title: Medical Assistant - Vassar Brothers Chemotherapy Center - Full time/40 hours per wee, 8 hour shifts, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Summary: Performs tasks and responsibilities within the Infusion Center. Offers support to patients, as well clinical and front office staff.

Responsibilities:

1. Escorting patients to Infusion treatment area.

2. Perform routine testing within the scope of Certified Medical Assistant such as height, weight, vitals.

3. Clean exam rooms, ensures proper supplies are available, and demonstrates safe use of equipment related to patient care.

4. Maintain infection control measures with all patient contact. Comply with standards of Infection Control and Quality Improvement Policies and Procedures at all times.

5. Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to safe equipment and supply handling Policies and Procedures at all times.

6. Immediately reports all incidents, irregularities, unsafe conditions, equipment and/or unusual occurrences to Management.

7. Review patient schedule with health care team and plan for clinical day.

8. Demonstrates knowledge of age appropriate care.

9. Consistently responds to patient and family members concerns in a prompt, courteous and professional manner.

10. Ordering Pantry supplies; patient lunches as needed.

11. Assure patients have safe discharge from Infusion area.

12. Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Foundational Values (Personal, Imaginative, Agile, Connected).

13. Performs other duties as required.

Other information:

Required: High School diploma/GED. New graduate of Medical Assistant program, or Nursing Assistant training program, or EMT certification, or 3 years job related experience in a medical office. Basic medical knowledge and terminology. Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vital signs.

Minimum Experience: one year

Desired: CPR certification preferred. Bi-lingual preferred. Practice Management System experience, Medical office experience, MS Excel.

Salary Range:

$17.0667 - $32.4693 hourly (Pay per years of relative experience)

EOE, including disability/vets.

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

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