Medical Office Assistant - Patient Care & Clinic Admin

Northwell Health; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide direct patient care under physician supervision and to perform related clerical duties. The role involves preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, and assisting clinicians during procedures.

Responsibilities include interviewing patients, maintaining records, ensuring infection control standards, and coordinating appointments and insurance processes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of a 6–12 month Medical Assisting course OR 1–3 years of medical assistant experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment rooms for patient examinations, ensuring cleanliness and availability of equipment and supplies.
• Interviews patient to obtain medical information and perform measurement and screening procedures.
• Prepares patient for examination and treatment.
• Obtains patient’s height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and other vital statistics.
• Records findings in patient medical record and informs clinician of findings.
• Obtains specimens from patient as directed by clinician.
• Collects blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens and completes requisitions, labels and routes specimens.

Skills

Patient care

Infection control

Clerical duties

Medical interviewing

Vital signs

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Medical Assisting certificate/program

Job description

Northwell Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide direct patient care under physician supervision and to perform related clerical duties. The role involves preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting specimens, and assisting clinicians during procedures.

Responsibilities include interviewing patients, maintaining records, ensuring infection control standards, and coordinating appointments and insurance processes.