Medical Assistant- PER- DIEM

Northwell Health; Great River (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Great River, NY is seeking a Medical Assistant to perform patient care tasks under supervision. Responsibilities include vital signs, specimen collection, and assisting with procedures. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and relevant training or experience.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant training program or 1-3 years' experience.
• Assists in coordinating patient care and performs vital signs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with health care team for patient care.
• Performs vital signs and collects specimens as required.
• Maintains cleanliness of examination rooms and stocks supplies.

Skills

Patient Care

Collaboration

Infection Control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant training program certificate

Job description

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Base pay range

$34,820.00/yr - $51,950.00/yr

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Job Description

Performs patient care under the physician’s/nurse’s direct supervision. Duties include, but are not limited to, 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

• 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.
• Performs vital signs, height, weight, and screening procedures which may include, but are not limited to, head circumference, audiometry, and vision testing; documents findings in the medical record.
• 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.
• Performs and documents daily controls and calibration of laboratory equipment when needed; informs the supervisor of when inaccurate controls are noted.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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
• 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).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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