Medical Assistant - Patient Care & Lab Support

Northwell Health; City of Glen Cove (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a Medical Assistant to perform patient care under physician and nurse supervision, preparing patients for visits, assisting with diagnostic tests, and helping organize care by filing reports into the medical record.

Duties include taking vital signs, collecting specimens, assisting with procedures, maintaining clean exam rooms, handling clerical tasks, and ensuring smooth patient flow through the clinic.

Qualifications

• 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).
• Successful completion of the Northwell Health Medical Assistant training program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care team to coordinate and implement patient care plans.
• Performs vital signs, height, weight and screening procedures and documents findings in the medical record.
• Collects and assists in specimen collection following standard procedures and infection control guidelines.
• Performs and documents daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment; reports inaccuracies to supervisor.
• Performs electrocardiograms and phlebotomy per provider orders and adheres to infection control standards.
• Assists physicians and nurses with procedures and examinations, ensuring supplies and patient positioning as required.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms and stocks supplies; completes required logs.
• May assist in pre-visit chart preparation to ensure lab results and documentation are available.
• Performs related clerical duties to ensure efficient patient flow through the suite.
• All responsibilities are considered essential functions under ADA.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant training program certificate

Job description

Northwell Health seeks a Medical Assistant to perform patient care under physician and nurse supervision, preparing patients for visits, assisting with diagnostic tests, and helping organize care by filing reports into the medical record.

Duties include taking vital signs, collecting specimens, assisting with procedures, maintaining clean exam rooms, handling clerical tasks, and ensuring smooth patient flow through the clinic.