Medical Assistant

Northwell•Plainview, NY

2h•$34,820 - $51,950

About The Position

Performs patient care under the direct supervision of a physician or nurse. Prepares patients for physician visits and administers, obtains, and records diagnostic laboratory test results. Assists in coordinating and organizing care to meet patient needs, including preparing, organizing, and filing reports in 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

Collaborates 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.
Obtains and documents vital signs, height, weight, and screening results, which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing.
Collects specimens and assists providers with specimen collection using appropriate protocols, including infection control; completes requisitions, labels, and routes specimens according to standard procedures.
Performs and documents daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed, and informs the supervisor when inaccurate controls are found.
Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy according to provider orders and follows infection control standards, including hand hygiene, PPE use, isolating patients with known infectious diseases, and equipment disinfection or sterilization.
Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations, including lumbar punctures and pelvic exams, following appropriate protocols; prepares supplies and the patient, provides instruments, holds the patient when required, and assists the patient after the procedure or examination.
Maintains clean and orderly examination rooms; stocks rooms and cupboards, maintains supply par levels, and completes required logs and checks for equipment and items such as refrigerators, eyewash stations, sample medications, AEDs, 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.
Performs clerical duties such as filing paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and supporting efficient patient flow through the suite.
Performs related duties as required.