Senior Medical Assistant – Lead Training & Patient Care

NYU Langone Health System; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in Bethpage, NY seeks a Senior Medical Assistant to support physicians and nurses in patient care. The role covers clinical duties such as preparing rooms, validating patient identifiers, measuring vital signs, drawing blood, and collecting labs, plus administrative tasks like scheduling and data entry.

The Senior Medical Assistant will train new hires, manage patient flow, and assist in maintaining EMR records and patient experience, including MyChart usage.

Qualifications

• Must assist physicians and nurses with patient care.
• Prepare exam rooms and validate patient identifiers.
• Administrative duties include scheduling, phone handling, and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary trainer for new hires.
• Escort patients to exam rooms.
• Prepare and stock exam rooms.
• Measure and record vital signs.
• Obtain and process blood samples.
• Support quality initiatives with EMR documentation.
• Promote a positive patient experience.
• Communicate with providers and staff; escalate issues.
• Handle Rx refill follow-ups and administrative tasks.
• Maintain infection control standards in exam rooms.
• Explain MyChart features to patients.
• Coordinate translations or equipment as needed.
• Assist with blood/specimen collection.

Skills

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Medical assistant duties

Data entry

EMR / MyChart

Tools

EMR system

MyChart

Job description

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island in Bethpage, NY seeks a Senior Medical Assistant to support physicians and nurses in patient care. The role covers clinical duties such as preparing rooms, validating patient identifiers, measuring vital signs, drawing blood, and collecting labs, plus administrative tasks like scheduling and data entry.

The Senior Medical Assistant will train new hires, manage patient flow, and assist in maintaining EMR records and patient experience, including MyChart usage.