Medical Assistant-Pipeline

Northwell•City of Glen Cove, NY

3h•$34,820 - $51,950

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Responsibilities include preparing patients for physicians, administering, obtaining, and recording diagnostic laboratory test results, and helping coordinate care to meet patient needs. The role also includes preparing, organizing, and filing reports into the medical record.

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.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the health care team 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, weight, and screening results, which 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 procedure.
Perform and document daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed, and inform the supervisor when controls are inaccurate.
Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy as ordered by providers, following infection-control standards.
Assist physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, following infection-control, universal-protocol, and patient-identification procedures; prepare the patient and supplies, provide instruments, assist during the procedure, and help the patient afterward.
Keep examination rooms clean and orderly; stock assigned rooms and cupboards and maintain supply par levels.
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 duties such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and helping maintain efficient patient flow.
Perform related duties as required.