Hiring a virtual medical assistant in New York
A virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote staff member who runs the day-to-day administrative workload of a medical practice — scheduling, intake, refills, message triage, follow-ups, and EHR documentation. Staffing For Doctors virtual medical assistants are HIPAA-trained, specialty-matched, and onboarded in 48 hours starting at $14/hour.
New York has more than 90,000 active physicians, with major healthcare hubs in NYC, Long Island, Westchester, and Buffalo. Heavy commercial payer mix. Strong demand from specialty groups (dermatology, ortho, GI), behavioral health, and urgent care chains.
What a New York medical assistant does
Staffing For Doctors places dedicated virtual medical assistants inside Athena, eClinicalWorks, Epic, NextGen, Practice Fusion, Dentrix, and most other major EHRs. Each VMA is full-time (40 hours per week), assigned to a single practice, and trained on your specialty's workflows before day one. They handle scheduling, appointment confirmations, intake, chart prep, message triage, refill routing, follow-up calls, and basic insurance work. For a typical clinic this gives providers back two to four hours per day and removes the after-hours documentation burden that drives burnout.
Daily responsibilities
- Patient scheduling, confirmations, and waitlist management
- Inbound and outbound calls, voicemail return, portal triage
- EHR chart prep before each visit
- Refill routing and message triage to the right provider
- Insurance verification and basic eligibility checks
- Post-visit follow-up and recall outreach
Why New York practices choose Staffing For Doctors
- Coverage scheduled to Eastern Time business hours
- Trained on the EHRs and payers New York practices use most
- HIPAA compliant with signed BAA and secure devices
- Onboarded in 48 hours with a dedicated Customer Success Manager
- Starts at $14/hour — no setup fees, no benefits overhead