Medical Assistant

Northwell Health; Saint James (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Medical Assistant in St. James to support physicians and nurses with patient preparation, specimen collection, and routine tests. You will perform vital signs, document results, and assist with procedures while maintaining infection control and chart accuracy.

The role includes clerical duties to ensure efficient patient flow in a busy internal medicine setting. The position requires a High School diploma or equivalent and completion of a Medical Assistant training

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program with certificate, OR 1-3 years' experience as a medical assistant, EMT, or certified nursing attendant, OR completion of the Northwell Health MA training program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans.
• Perform vital signs, measurements, and screening procedures; document findings in the medical record.
• Collect specimens and assist providers, using proper infection control and requisition procedures.
• Perform and document daily controls of equipment and calibrations; report inaccuracies.
• Perform electrocardiograms and phlebotomy per provider orders; follow infection control standards.
• Assist physicians and nurses with procedures such as lumbar puncture and pelvic exams following protocols.
• Maintain examination rooms, stock supplies, and complete required logs and checks.
• Assist with pre-visit chart preparation and clerical tasks to ensure smooth patient flow.
• Handle additional duties as needed; all essential functions are described in the job posting.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Bilingual in Spanish

Patient care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant training program certificate

1-3 years MA/EMT/CNA experience

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 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: Monday & Tuesday 8-6PM Wednesday- Friday 8AM-5PM -with one Saturday a month 8-12PM

Location: St. James

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Qualifications & Preferences

• Phlebotomy experience preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

*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).