Full Time - Medical Assistant - Coram

Sun River Health; Coram (NY); On-site; USD 28,929 - 31,684; Full time

Job summary

Sun River Health is seeking a Full‑Time Medical Assistant for the Coram location on Long Island, NY. The role supports rooming, vital signs, specimen collection, and basic lab work within a community health setting.

Minimum education is a High School diploma or GED with a Medical Assistant Training Certificate, with an Associate's degree and MA certificate preferred. Experience: 0–1 year. Pay ranges from $20.50–$23.13 per hour.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with Medical Assistant Training Certificate.
• Associate's degree with Medical Assistant Training Certificate (preferred).
• 0–1 year of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Completes rooming, takes vital signs, records patient data in eCW, and notes visit reason.
• Performs in‑house labs, collects specimens for outside labs, and conducts quality control per protocols.
• Keeps clinical area stocked and disposes of outdated supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment and logs each service.
• Performs basic clerical work, answers phones, communicates issues to the nurse, and handles inquiries.
• Ensures all appropriate logs are maintained.

Education

High School diploma or GED with Medical Assistant Training Certificate

Associate's degree with Medical Assistant Training Certificate

Job description

Job Title & Location

Full‑Time Medical Assistant – Coram location, Long Island, NY.

Overview

Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non‑Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. It provides comprehensive primary, preventative, and behavioral health services to all patients regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health has been serving the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island for over 45 years, with a dedicated staff of 2,000 clinicians and a network of over 40 FQHCs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes the rooming process and takes vital signs, vision, and/or hearing tests, records patient data in eCW (laboratory results, pain level, PEAS, PhQ, smoke status, etc.), and documents reason for visit.
• Performs in‑house labs, collects specimens for outside labs (e.g., Pap, cultures), and performs quality control in accordance with organizational protocols.
• Keeps clinical area stocked and in good order, ensuring all dated material is kept current and disposes of outdated supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes all equipment and logs each time this service is performed.
• Performs basic clerical work in service area; answers phones in an appropriate manner, communicates problems or concerns to nurse, and handles telephone inquiries.
• Ensures all appropriate logs are maintained.

Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirement: High School diploma or GED with Medical Assistant Training Certificate

Preferred Education Requirement: Associate's degree with Medical Assistant Training Certificate

Minimum Related Work Experience: 0–1 year

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: $20.50–$23.13 per hour

Responsibilities

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Relation to Mission

The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non‑disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case‑by‑case basis in accordance with applicable law.