MEDICAL ASSISTANT- FLOAT

OUR VISION

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- Float

REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager

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.

• Acts as a translator for patients as appropriate

• 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

• Provides patient counseling regarding procedures (Ex. lab tests)

• 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 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 experience working in the health care field

• Must have capacity and transportation to work at any HHLI site as needed

• Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required.

SALARY : $23-$25

MORE INFORMATION : This is a non-exempt position.