Medical Assistant - In Patient Pediatric Acute/Adolescent Unit Part-time Day Shift

Stony Brook University Medical Center; Stony Brook (NY); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 46.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Medical Assistant for the In Patient Pediatric Acute/Adolescent Unit on the Part-time Day Shift. The role supports clinical, laboratory, and clerical tasks, prepares patients for procedures, records vital data, and assists with specimen collection.

Under supervision, you will greet patients, answer phones, and help produce reports while maintaining high standards of patient care and safety.

Formación

• Assist physicians or medical personnel in patient care and procedures.
• Perform routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy, specimen collection, and processing.

Responsabilidades

• Support clinical duties under nursing supervision and guidance in the pediatric unit.
• Prepare patients for procedures, record vital signs, and manage basic clerical tasks as needed.

Descripción del empleo

Job Description - Medical Assistant - In Patient Pediatric Acute/Adolescent Unit Part-time Day Shift (2603527)

Medical Assistant - In Patient Pediatric Acute/Adolescent Unit Part-time Day Shift

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Medical Assistants perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in our Hospital. Incumbents assist physicians or other medical personnel in providing patient care, preparing patients for procedures and examinations, recording vital patient data, and performing standardized routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy, patient specimen collection, and specimen processing. Incumbents also perform routine support activities such as greeting and directing patients, producing reports, answering telephones, gathering and entering data.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Non-supervisory; performs clinical duties at least 50% of the time in accordance with prescribed procedures.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

Medical Assistants function under the direct supervision and guidance of nursing personnel in the performance of assigned dutiesphysicians, and other medical personnel. The supervisor oversees and instructs them in how to perform special procedures and techniques, spot-checks work and provides overall direction, control and guidance. Abnormal findings or conditions are referred to the supervisor for review, confirmation, and further intervention. Medical Assistants must share pertinent information regarding patient care with physicians and nursing personnel. During