Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell•Riverhead, NY

3h•$34,820 - $51,950

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Duties include preparing patients for physician visits, administering and obtaining diagnostic laboratory tests, recording test results, and helping coordinate care to meet patient needs. Also prepares, organizes, and files reports in the medical record.

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

Collaborates with health care team members to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record the reason for the 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 and assists providers with specimen collection using appropriate protocols, including infection control; completes requisitions, labels specimens, and routes them according to standard procedure.
Performs and documents daily laboratory equipment controls and calibration when needed, and informs the supervisor when controls are inaccurate.
Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy in accordance with provider orders; follows infection control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation of patients with known infectious disease, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assists physicians and nurses with procedures and examinations, including lumbar punctures and pelvic exams, following appropriate protocols for infection control, universal protocol, and patient identification; prepares supplies and patients, provides instruments, assists during procedures, and supports patients afterward.
Maintains clean and orderly examination rooms; stocks rooms and cupboards and maintains supply levels; completes 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 in the medical record 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 through the suite.
Performs related duties as required.