Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell Health•Sleepy Hollow, FL

20h

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Responsibilities include preparing patients for physician visits, obtaining and recording diagnostic laboratory test results, and helping coordinate care by preparing, organizing, and filing reports in the medical record. The position is in Neurology in Sleepy Hollow, with a Monday–Friday schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with certificate, or 1–3 years of experience as a medical assistant, emergency medical technician, or certified nursing attendant with a valid certificate, or successful completion of the Northwell Health Medical Assistant training program.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record the reason for a visit and related patient information for practitioner review.
Measure and document vital signs, height, and weight, and perform screening procedures such as head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collect specimens or assist providers with specimen collection, following appropriate protocols; complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedures.
Perform and document daily laboratory equipment controls and calibration when needed, and inform the supervisor of inaccurate controls.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy in accordance with provider orders and follow infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, patient isolation when indicated, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, following infection-control, universal-protocol, and patient-identification procedures; prepare supplies and patients, provide instruments, assist during procedures, and support patients afterward.
Maintain examination-room cleanliness and order, stock rooms and cupboards, maintain supply levels, and complete required logs and checks for equipment and items such as refrigerators, eyewash stations, sample medications, AEDs, and suction equipment.
May prepare charts before visits by ensuring required laboratory results and documentation are available for practitioner review in practices using paper medical records.
Perform clerical duties such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and helping ensure efficient patient flow.
Perform related duties as required.