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The Medical Assistant assists practitioners with clinical examinations, patient preparation, and various diagnostic procedures such as specimen collection and EKG. They also act as a patient advocate, maintain laboratory inventories, and participate in community outreach and quality assurance committees.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma, a Medical Assistant Certification, and Basic CPR (BCLS) certification. A minimum of two years of healthcare experience and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish or Creole are required.
To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.
Our mission
To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.
The Harmony Healthcare Long Island is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury.
In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 4 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program.
As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care.
We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.
The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.
Job title
Medical Assistant - Temporary
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.
Responsibilities
Assists with the preparation of patients prior to seeing practitioners
Assists the practitioners with patient care in the conduct of clinical examinations and materials preparation; i.e. dressing changes, Pap Smear, etc.
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Employee discounts
401-K with company match
Acts as a translator for patients as needed
Responsible for taking vital signs, administering tuberculin tests, and performing procedures for specimen collection, routine eye screening, hearing tests, hematocrit, urinalysis, and urine culture
Performs EKG and simple laboratory procedures
Distributes lab reports to practitioners for review
Assist in the maintenance of inventories and stocking of supplies in examination rooms, nursing and lab areas
Maintains logs of required data as needed
Acts as the patient’s advocate and liaison for the preservation of patient's rights
Participates in off-site screening projects as needed
Participates in departmental QA and other patient-related committees as needed
Participates in outreach and community screenings as needed
Participates in case management and patient surveys in maintaining quality assurance
Other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Medical Assistant Certification required
Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification
Two years of experience working in the health care field
Capacity for covering Medical Assistants at all sites as needed
Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required.
SALARY
$23.00-$25.00 an hour
More information: This is a non-exempt position
The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.
