Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell Health

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Prepares patients for appointments and procedures, obtains and records diagnostic laboratory results, and helps coordinate care to meet patient needs. Supports clinical operations by maintaining accurate medical records, preparing examination rooms, and helping ensure efficient patient flow. The role is in Breast Surgery and requires travel among multiple offices: Greenlawn on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; Bayshore and Smithtown on Tuesday and Thursday.

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.
Ability to travel among multiple offices as scheduled.

Responsibilities

Collaborates 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.
Measures and documents vital signs, height, weight, and screening results, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collects specimens or assists providers with collection, follows appropriate protocols, completes requisitions, labels specimens, and routes them according to standard procedures.
Performs and documents laboratory equipment controls and calibration when needed, and informs the supervisor when controls are inaccurate.
Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders and follows infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assists physicians and nurses with procedures and examinations, including lumbar punctures and pelvic exams, by following applicable protocols, preparing supplies and patients, providing instruments, and assisting during and after procedures.
Maintains clean, orderly examination rooms; stocks supplies and cupboards; maintains par levels; and completes required checks and logs for items and equipment such as refrigerators, eyewash stations, sample medications, AEDs, and suction.
May prepare charts before visits by ensuring required laboratory results and documentation are available for practitioner review in practices using paper records.
Performs clerical duties such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and supporting efficient patient flow.
Performs related duties as required.