Medical Assistant

Northwell•Syosset, NY

12d•$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 by preparing, organizing, and filing reports in the medical record. This role is in the Urology specialty and is located in Woodbury, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

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.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy experience preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Recent graduates are welcome.

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.
Take and document vital signs, height, weight, and screening results, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collect specimens and assist providers with specimen collection; follow appropriate protocols, complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedures.
Perform and document daily laboratory equipment controls and calibration when needed, and notify the supervisor of inaccurate controls.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders and follow infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation, 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 supplies and patients, provide instruments, assist during procedures, and support patients afterward.
Maintain clean and orderly examination rooms, stock supplies, 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 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.