Medical Assistant - Cantonese and Mandarin Speaking

FlexStaff Career Site; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

FlexStaff is seeking a temp bilingual Medical Office Assistant to join our team in Manhattan and Flushing. The role offers an hourly pay rate and requires experience in medical assisting and bilingual English, Cantonese, and Mandarin communication.

Responsibilities include assisting providers, recording vital signs, collecting medical histories, and performing routine clinical duties such as phlebotomy, EKGs, vaccines, and sample collection.

Qualifications

• Must have Medical Assistant certification.
• Phlebotomy and EKG certification preferred.
• Bilingual in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers in the exam room and support patient care.
• Record vital signs, height and weight.
• Collect patient information and chief complaints prior to evaluation.
• Perform basic clinical duties including phlebotomy, vital signs, vaccines, EKGs, glucose monitoring, urine testing and related tasks.
• Prepare exam rooms and maintain stocked supplies.
• Sterilize instruments and maintain infection control protocols.
• Support care quality measures and patient follow-up communications.
• Adhere to clinic policies and safety procedures.

Skills

English Cantonese Mandarin

Education

Medical Assistant Cert

Phlebotomy/EKG cert

Tools

MDLAND EMR

Job description

FlexStaff is hiring a temp bilingual Medical office assistant paying at a competitive hourly rate. This is a temp contract. Pay based on experience.

Requirements:

• English, Cantonese, and Mandarin speaking
• Some medical assistant experience required
• EMR: MDLAND experience preferred but not required
• Schedule: 9AM – 5PM
  • Manhattan, 10013: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
  • Flushing, 11354: Wednesday, Friday

Pay : 25.00

Essential Functions:

• Work alongside providers in the exam room to provide care.
• Measure and record vital signs, height, and weight for patients.
• Obtain chief complaint and gather medical history information from patient prior to being seen by provider.
• Perform basic clinical duties and procedures, including, but not limited to, blood draws, vital signs, preparing vaccines, recording EKGs, glucose monitoring, collecting urine samples, influenza testing, pregnancy tests, vision/hearing tests, etc.
• Prepare exam room for patient visit ensuring that medical supplies are well stocked.
• Clean and sterilize instruments.
• Perform duties to help improve quality measures which may include identifying care gaps, calling patients for follow up, documentation, etc.
• Help maintain clinic compliance & protocols, such as freezer setting, biohazards, sharps, cleaning, infection protocols, etc.
• Other related duties as assigned by office manager.

Educational Requirements:

• Medical Assistant Cert
• Phlebotomy/EKG cert

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).