Medical Assistant

Northwell; Great River (NY); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northwell Health’s Dermatology group in Great River, NY is seeking a Medical Assistant to support physicians and care teams. Under supervision you will prepare patients, perform vital signs, collect specimens and document results to help inform patient care.

You will assist with procedures, maintain clean exam rooms, handle clerical tasks, and ensure efficient flow of patients through the suite. Schedule features four 10-hour days, no nights or weekends, and opportunities for professional growth.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical Assistant training program certificate or 1–3 years MA/EMT/CNA experience.
• Successful completion of Northwell Health MA training program.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with health care team to coordinate and implement care plans.
• Record reason for visit and relevant patient information for practitioner review.
• Take vital signs, height and weight; perform screening tests and document results.
• Collect specimens and assist in labeling and routing per protocol.
• Perform daily controls and calibration of equipment; report discrepancies.
• Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy per orders; follow infection control.
• Assist during procedures including lumbar puncture and pelvic exams with proper protocol.
• Maintain rooms, stock supplies, and ensure logs and checks are up to date.
• Handle clerical tasks: filing, insurance forms, financial records, phones.

Conocimientos

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

ECG

Infection control

Medical records

Educación

High school diploma

Medical Assistant certificate/training

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Performs patient care under the physician’s/nurse’s direct supervision. Duties include preparing patient for physician, administering, obtaining and recording diagnostic laboratory test results. Assists in coordinating organization of care to meet patient needs including preparing, organizing and filing reports into the medical record.

Job Responsibility

1. Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record reason for visit and related patient information for practitioner review.
2. Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures which may include head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing; documents findings in the medical record.
3. Collects and assists providers in collection of specimens, as required, using appropriate protocols such as infection control; completes requisitions, labels and routes specimens according to standard procedure.
4. Performs and documents daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed; informs the supervisor of when inaccurate controls are noted.
5. Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy in accordance with provider orders; adheres to infection control standards in the manner including, but not limited to, hand hygiene, use of PPE, isolation of patient with known infectious disease, and equipment disinfection/sterilization.
6. Assists physicians and nurses with special procedures and examinations including, but not limited to lumbar puncture, pelvic exam, etc. following appropriate protocols such as infection control, universal protocol, and patient identification; secures supplies, ensures patient is properly undressed and draped, provides instruments to physicians, holds patient, as required and assists patient after procedure/examination.
7. Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned rooms and cupboards and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment including refrigerator logs, eyewash logs, sample medications, AED, suction and other required checks.
8. May participate in pre-visit chart preparation by ensuring required lab results and documentation are available in the medical record for practitioner review (for practices using paper medical records).
9. Performs variety of other clerical functions such as filing of paper medical records, processing insurance forms, preparing financial records, photocopying, answering phones, and assuring efficient flow of patients through the suite, etc. Performs related duties as required.
10. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High school diploma or equivalent, required
• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with certificate OR 1- 3 years experience as a medical assistant, emergency medical technician or certified nursing attendant ( with valid certificate) OR Successful completion of the Northwell Health Medical Assistant training program

Schedule

Schedule: 4) 10 hour days. Hours are 7am-5:30pm. No nights or weekends. Scheduled day off to be determined right now.

Location

Location: 3500 Sunrise Hwy Suite 300B Great River, NY 11739

Specialty

Specialty: Dermatology

Qualifications & Preferences

Qualifications & Preferences: Experience preferred but not required

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).