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At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Medical Assistant/Scribe is responsible for ensuring that they assist physicians with all patient care. Cannot perform MA and scribe duties simultaneously for the same patient. Performs Medical Receptionist and other clerical duties as requested.

The Medical Assistant/Scribe would support the 4 physicians in this General surgeon/Bariatric surgeon/MWL office. This position is 8:30-5 Monday through Friday, and no weekends.

A day in the life of a Medical Assistant/Scribe  at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Scribe - Accompany clinicians into patient rooms and transcribe clinician dictations/notes
• Actively listen to all conversations pertaining to patient care between the clinician and other healthcare providers, patients, family, etc. and document relevant information into the EMR
• Document clinician and patient encounters into EMR
• Seek out missing information from clinicians to complete the physician chart
• Gather and input pertinent patient information from external sources (e.g. outpatient lab tests nursing home/EMR records)
• Place phone calls to physician offices, pharmacies, etc. as requested by the clinician
• Keep clinicians informed of resulting diagnostics and troubleshoot delays in those result Medical Assistant
• Measuring and recording vital signs.
• Recording patient interview, history and chief complaint. 
• Providing patient education with regards to office policies, medications, management of diseased, home treatments and special diets. 
• Assisting the physician with exams and minor office surgery.
• Preparing patients for examinations and performing routine screening tests.
• Change dressings, applying bandages, removing sutures and other first aid procedures.
• Using CPR skills when required.
• Maintaining supplies, equipment, stocking, and sterilization of instruments
• Practice OSHA safety standards.
• Performing accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times. 
• May triage patient phone calls/review prescriptions with patient as directed by physician
• Perform other duties as assigned which are supportive in nature to the essential functions of the job, but may be altered or redesigned depending upon individual circumstances
• Perform Phlebotomy
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. 
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior. 
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs. 
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Superb listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• 1+ years prior medical office experience

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!