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MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

The WIC Department at Jamaica Hospital seeks a full-time Medical Assistant for immediate full-time opportunity.

DUTIES: Primarily responsible for providing on-site assessments, i.e conducting hematology tests and antropometric measurements.  Screening prospective applicants, issuing appointments, certifying participants, answering telephone promptly, filing and outreach activities.

  • Perform on-site assessments, inclusive of anthropometric and hematologic testing for all WIC Participant.
  • Perform Overview of all prospective and current WIC applicants on NYWIC.
  • Prescreen applicants to schedule certification appointments.
  • Issue initial and subsequent certification appointments according to NYSDOH mandatory time frames.
  • Certify and recertify WIC participants, according to Local Agency and NYSDOH policies and procedures; verify category, income, and residency information.
  • Assist Nutritionist by verifying participant's documentation and obtaining pertinent signatures on NYWIC.
  • Provide the most up to date copy of the Participants’ Rights and Responsibilities statement in the appropriate language prior to initiating the enrollment process.
  • Document referrals on NYWIC, familiar with referral agencies and social service programs.
  • Perform outreach activities pertaining to participant retention, including, but not limited to: placing reminder calls and rescheduling participants as needed.
  • Participate in health fairs, to promote WIC services in the community.
  • Work on special NYSDOH WIC program initiatives.
Requirements
  • Must have valid current Medical Assistant certification.
  • Minimum High School Diploma, some college credits preferred.
  • REQUIRED SKILLS AND /OR EXPERIENCE
  • Prior customer service experience preferred.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Bilingual preferred (Second Language depends upon the population served).
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to implement standard operational program policies & procedures throughout MediSys sites.
  • Experience working with women and/or children in any type of behavior modification program; teaching. health/wellness, fitness, reading, nutrition, physical activity; peer counseling.
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