Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell•Town of Islip, NY

1d•$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, obtains, and records diagnostic laboratory test results, and helps coordinate care to meet patient needs, including preparing, organizing, and filing reports in the medical record. The position is located in Great River and supports Dermatology. The schedule is a four-day work week with 10-hour shifts.

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 the visit and related patient information for practitioner review.
Measure and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening results, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collect specimens or 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 when needed, and notify the supervisor of inaccurate controls.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy as ordered by providers, following infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation precautions, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, following applicable infection-control, universal-protocol, and patient-identification procedures; prepare patients, supplies, and instruments, assist during procedures, and provide post-procedure assistance.
Maintain examination-room cleanliness and order; stock rooms and cupboards, maintain supply par levels, and complete 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 for practitioner review in practices using paper medical records.
Perform clerical functions 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.