Medical Assistant - Float, Bilingual (Community Health)

Harmony Healthcare Long Island; Village of Freeport (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harmony Healthcare Long Island is seeking a Medical Assistant- Float to support patients across multiple Nassau County sites. The role requires assisting with patient prep, exam support, vital signs, specimen collection, and clinic flow, reporting to the Nurse Manager.

Candidates must have a High School Diploma, Medical Assistant Certification, CPR certification, and at least two years in healthcare. Bilingual English/Spanish or Creole is required, and ability to travel to any HHLI site is

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Medical Assistant Certification required.
• Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification.
• Two years experience working in the health care field.
• Must have capacity and transportation to work at any HHLI site as needed.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required.

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 appropriate.
• 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.
• 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 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.

Skills

Bilingual

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant Certification

Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification

Job description

Harmony Healthcare Long Island is seeking a Medical Assistant- Float to support patients across multiple Nassau County sites. The role requires assisting with patient prep, exam support, vital signs, specimen collection, and clinic flow, reporting to the Nurse Manager.

Candidates must have a High School Diploma, Medical Assistant Certification, CPR certification, and at least two years in healthcare. Bilingual English/Spanish or Creole is required, and ability to travel to any HHLI site is