Medical Assistant

Northwell•Bethpage, NY

8h•$34,820 - $51,950

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Prepares patients for physicians, administers and obtains diagnostic laboratory tests, and records test results. Helps coordinate care to meet patient needs, including preparing, organizing, and filing 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 the health care team to coordinate and implement patient-care plans and 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 or assists providers with collecting specimens, follows applicable protocols such as infection control, and completes requisitions, labels, and routes specimens according to standard procedures.
Performs and documents daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed and informs the supervisor when inaccurate controls are noted.
Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders and follows infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation of patients with known infectious diseases, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, including lumbar punctures and pelvic exams; follows applicable protocols, obtains supplies, prepares and drapes patients, provides instruments, holds patients when required, and assists patients after procedures or examinations.
Maintains examination-room cleanliness and order, stocks rooms and cupboards, maintains supply par levels, and completes required logs and equipment checks, including refrigerator, eyewash, sample medication, AED, and suction checks.
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 helping maintain efficient patient flow through the suite.
Performs related duties as required. Duties described are considered essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act; related duties not mentioned are not essential functions.