Work Shift
Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group includes more than 250 physicians and providers offering primary and specialty care throughout the region.
Position Overview
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests, taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary.
- Cleans exam rooms, obtains lab specimens, assists physicians and staff as needed, selects appropriate equipment, and verifies specimen orders.
- Prepares exam rooms for patient encounters, maintains supplies and forms, and keeps statistics as assigned.
- Performs clerical duties including patient registration, answering phones, scheduling, maintaining medical records, and distributing reports.
- Performs electrocardiograms and point of care testing, verifies patient information, and records medical history.
- Documents medical information in electronic records, organizes paperwork, and maintains room organization.
- Coordinates with front office and staff, assisting with check-out, discharge, referrals, education, and insurance processes.
- Performs other clinical and clerical duties to support primary health care delivery, under provider and manager supervision.
- Cross-trains to perform Patient Reception duties as needed.
- Uploads notarized access requests for NJ Prescription Monitoring Program and performs monitoring under supervision.
- Performs injections in accordance with policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including coverage across different practice locations.
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; graduation from an accredited medical assisting program with at least 330 hours of instruction, including injection training.
- Current certification from recognized certifying bodies or registration, maintained throughout employment.
- Experience: None required.
- Other Credentials: AHA BLS; non-licensed must obtain before end of orientation.
- Knowledge and Skills: Problem-solving, insurance knowledge, medical terminology, effective communication, computer skills, and record management.
- Behavioral: Cooperative, flexible, multi-tasking, calm under stress, punctual.
- Work Hours: 8 hours per day.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Frequent: Standing, walking, reaching, wrist movements, fine motor activities.
- Occasional: Sitting, climbing, pushing/pulling, twisting, bending, overhead reaching, squatting, tasting, smelling.
- Continuous: Carrying objects, keyboard use, talking, hearing.
- Lifting: Up to 40 lbs floor to waist, 40 lbs waist level and above.
- Sensory: Visual acuity, color discrimination, depth perception, hearing.
- Exposure Risks: Bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, airborne diseases, dust.
Offers contingent upon successful onboarding and physical. Annual flu vaccination required unless medically or religiously exempted. Company will never request SSN or DOB during application; online requests may indicate identity theft risk.
