Wound Care Assistant / Transcriptionist

LOCATION: New York City – Local Travel Required

Advantage Surgical Wound Care is a nationwide wound care surgical practice that provides exemplary wound care services to patients in post-acute care. We are seeking motivated, reliable, and compassionate medical assistants to work alongside wound care clinicians in the post-acute setting. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing wound care team!

Schedule: Mon-Fri 6:30am-2:30pm

Requirements: Medical Assistant (front or back office), certified nursing assistant, medical tech, medical transcriptionist, or licensed vocational nurse.

Required Skills:

Traveling role: Ability to drive to multiple long term care facilities in New York Area – reliable transportation a must

  • Ability to observe wounds and assist with procedures
  • Ability to transcribe medical dictation
  • Basic computer skills
  • Ensure HIPPA compliance
  • Ability to lift and reposition patients and practice good body mechanics
  • Exceptional communication skills are required.

Ability to interact and treat patients and peers with fairness, compassion, respect, and sensitivity to cultural/social difference

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist providers with minor wound care procedures and exams
  • Assist/perform wound dressings, patient care, repositioning, transferring, documentation.
  • Provide patient comfortable experience during wound care procedures
  • Transcribe dictation into medical records accurately and efficiency
  • Insurance verification and authorization, billing codes.
  • Obtain required documentation from the medical record and send to the corporate office
  • Electronic Medical Record data entry
  • Ongoing communication with nurses and liaison for ASWC and customer
  • Maintain proper infection control as per protocol