MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Full Time
New York, NY
The “TRUE HEALTH” and HEALTHCARE FOR ALL WOMEN OB-GYN. is a for-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County, Queens, and Brooklyn. As privately 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 TRUE HEALTH 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.
Our Mission
The mission of TRUE HEALTH is to provide access to equitable, comprehensive, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality extensive patient centered care.
Our Vision
Creating healthier communities by transforming the health care system one person at a time.
JOB TITLE: Medical Assistant
REPORTS TO: Nurse manager, Practice 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 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
- 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 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 : $18.00/hour
MORE INFORMATION : This is a non-exempt position.
The TRUE HEALTH 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 TH shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.
