Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell•Town of Islip, NY

11h•$34,820 - $51,950

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Prepares patients for physician visits, administers and obtains diagnostic laboratory tests, and records test results. Assists in coordinating care to meet patient needs, including preparing, organizing, and filing reports in the medical record. This position is in Neurology in Bayshore, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with a 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.
Perform and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collect specimens and assist providers with specimen collection; complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedures and infection-control protocols.
Perform and document daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment as needed, and inform the supervisor when controls are inaccurate.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders, following infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation procedures, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, following relevant protocols and patient-identification requirements; prepare patients and supplies, provide instruments, hold patients when required, and assist them afterward.
Maintain examination-room cleanliness and orderliness; stock rooms and cupboards, maintain supply par levels, and complete required logs and equipment checks.
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.