Medical Assistant

Arthritis Knee Pain Centers•Smithtown, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Arthritis Knee Pain Centers (AKPC) provides non-surgical, non-opioid pain-relieving therapy to patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis. The organization emphasizes empathetic, individualized care, transparency, and patient dignity, compassion, responsiveness, personalization, privacy, and safety. Team members receive role support and training, exposure to leadership and operations, and opportunities to participate in developmental events. The Medical Assistant joins a small, closely coordinated team performing office-based outpatient interventional radiology procedures, including Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE). Procedures are minimally invasive and performed on awake patients using fluoroscopic imaging. Patients complete preoperative checks, undergo a procedure lasting approximately one to two hours, and are monitored postoperatively for about 30 minutes. One Medical Assistant supports preoperative and postoperative care, while another works in the procedure room; Medical Assistants may rotate between these roles. The team shares work to support excellent patient care and experience, efficient procedures, and ongoing improvement. The schedule is two to three days per month, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with days varying.

Requirements

Experience working in a procedural setting.
Comfort with a dynamic setting and varied tasks, including charting, checking vital signs, talking with patients, and opening sterile supplies.
Ability to take ownership of tasks, understand what is happening with the team, and assist wherever needed.
Valid and current Medical Assistant certification.

Responsibilities

Help provide preoperative and postoperative care, including standard checks and questions and postoperative observation.
Assist with outpatient interventional radiology procedures in an office-based setting, including work in the procedure room.
Rotate between preoperative/postoperative duties and procedure-room duties as needed.
Chart, check vital signs, communicate with patients, and open sterile supplies in the procedure room.
Take ownership of assigned tasks and pitch in wherever the team needs support.
Contribute to excellent patient care and experience, efficient procedures, and continuous improvement.