Medical Assistant

Northwell Health

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Prepares patients for physician visits and performs or assists with diagnostic testing, specimen collection, and laboratory procedures. Helps coordinate care and organizes, prepares, and files reports in the medical record. The position is located at Family Medicine at Commack, 777 Larkfield Road, Commack, NY 11725, in Primary Care. The schedule is 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. or 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

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.
Must be comfortable with phlebotomy.
Team player and flexible.

Nice To Haves

Experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate 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.
Measure and document vital signs, height, and weight, and perform screening procedures that may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collect specimens or assist providers with collection, following appropriate protocols; complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedures.
Perform and document daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed, and inform the supervisor when inaccurate controls are noted.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy in accordance with provider orders, following infection-control standards.
Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, following infection-control, universal-protocol, and patient-identification procedures; prepare supplies and the patient, provide instruments, assist during procedures, and help the patient afterward.
Maintain examination-room cleanliness and orderliness; stock assigned rooms and cupboards and maintain supply par levels.
Complete required logs and checks for equipment and supplies, including refrigerator and eyewash logs, sample medications, AED, 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.
Perform clerical functions such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and supporting efficient patient flow.
Perform related duties as required.