MEDICAL ASSISTANT

LinkedIn - Jobboard; Oceanside (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oceanside is seeking a Medical Assistant to support patient care. Responsibilities include assisting practitioners, taking vital signs, and maintaining inventory. Ideal candidates will have a High School diploma, Medical Assistant Certification, and bilingual skills in English and Spanish/Creole. This full-time role offers competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Health and dental insurance

Paid time off

401-K with company match

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Two years of experience working in the health care field.

Responsibilities

• Assists with preparation of patients prior to seeing practitioners.
• Responsible for taking vital signs and administering tests.
• Acts as a translator for patients as needed.

Skills

Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant Certification

Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification

Job description

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Base pay range

$22.00/hr - $23.00/hr

OUR VISION

To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION

To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island, formerly known as (Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center or LIFQHC) is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury. In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 3 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program. As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care. We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

JOB TITLE: Medical Assistant

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with the preparation of patients prior to seeing practitioners
• Assists the practitioners with patient care in the conduct of clinical examinations and materials preparation; i.e. dressing changes, Pap Smear, etc.
• Acts as a translator for patients as needed
• Responsible for taking vital signs, administering tuberculin tests, and performing procedures for specimen collection, routine eye screening, hearing tests, hematocrit, urinalysis, and urine culture
• Performs EKG and simple laboratory procedures
• Distributes lab reports to practitioners for review
• Provides patient counseling regarding procedures (Ex. lab tests)
• Assist in the maintenance of inventories and stocking of supplies in examination rooms, nursing and lab areas
• Maintains logs of required data as needed
• Acts as the patient’s advocate and liaison for the preservation of patient's rights
• Participates in off-site screening projects as needed
• Participates in departmental QA and other patient-related committees as needed
• Participates in outreach and community screenings as needed
• Participates in case management and patient surveys in maintaining quality assurance
• Other related duties as assigned
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Medical Assistant Certification required
• Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification
• Two years of experience working in the health care field
• Capacity for covering Medical Assistants at all sites as needed
• Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required
• This is Monday through Friday. Shifts are from 8 AM to 4 PM, with one evening shift from 12 PM to 8 PM and one rotating Saturday each month
  
  

SALARY: $22.00-$23 an hour

MORE INFORMATION: This is a non-exempt position

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. 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 Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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