Medical Assistant
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, records test results, and helps coordinate care to meet patient needs. Prepares, organizes, and files reports in the medical record. The position is in a dermatology specialty at 3500 Sunrise Hwy, Suite 300B, Great River, NY 11739. The schedule is four 10-hour days, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There are no night or weekend shifts. The scheduled day off is to be determined. Experience is preferred but not required. The advertised salary range or hourly rate is a good-faith estimate of potential base compensation and may be modified. Compensation may depend on factors such as location, specialty, service line, relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with a 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
- Experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with healthcare team members to coordinate and implement patient care plans; may record the reason for a visit and related patient information for practitioner review.
- Measure and document vital signs, height, and weight, and conduct screening procedures such as head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
- Collect specimens and assist providers with specimen collection using appropriate protocols, including infection control; complete requisitions, label specimens, and route them according to standard procedure.
- 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 according to provider orders and follow infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation of patients with known infectious diseases, 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, hold patients when required, and assist patients after procedures.
- Maintain clean and orderly examination rooms, stock rooms and cupboards, maintain supply par levels, and complete required logs and equipment checks, including refrigerator, eyewash, sample medication, AED, and suction checks.
- For practices using paper medical records, may prepare charts before visits by ensuring required lab results and documentation are available for practitioner review.
- Perform clerical duties 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
