NYU Langone Health Is Hiring A Medical Assistant

📢 Join Our Team as a Medical Assistant! Exciting opportunity at 7th Avenue Brooklyn, requiring bilingual skills in Spanish, Cantonese, and/or Mandarin to provide essential patient support and care.

🩺 Job Overview

We are seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to perform supportive services for healthcare providers and nursing staff in an ambulatory care setting. The successful candidate will work onsite 5 days a week, including every Sunday from 9am to 5pm, adhering to our policies and procedures.

🔍 Job Responsibilities

• 🤝 Demonstrate awareness and respect for coworkers' and patients' cultural backgrounds.
• 🧪 Complete all laboratory ancillary testing and specialty referral forms related to services.
• 🚶‍♂️ Transport and accompany patients as needed.
• ⚠️ Observe and alert nursing staff of patients requiring urgent care.
• 🖥️ Retrieve laboratory and ancillary test results from the computer or reference laboratory.
• 📝 Complete patient forms such as WIC.
• ✔️ Check for completeness of encounter forms and prescriptions.
• 📏 Obtain vital signs, including height, weight, head, and chest circumference when needed.
• 📈 Plot growth charts for pediatric patients.
• 🩹 Perform simple dressings.
• 🌐 Provide translation services as required.
• 📦 Coordinate module/site supply requests.
• 🎥 Perform EKG audiovisual testing and hook up/remove Holter monitors.
• 💉 Perform venous phlebotomy.
• ⚕️ Respond appropriately to patient emergencies such as cardiac arrest or respiratory failure.
• 📝 Document data collected and care provided accurately.
• 💖 Demonstrate a supportive and sensitive attitude towards patients and their families.
• 🧼 Maintain orderly service areas, treatment, exam, and utility rooms.
• 📚 Reinforce health education with patients and families.
• 🗂️ Assist with clerical duties specific to the assigned area.
• 🔄 Work in different FHC departments as assigned, based on site leadership requests and network needs.
• 📝 Attend staff meetings and review/sign meeting minutes if not attended.
• 🎓 Maintain competence through ongoing in-service and educational programs.

🎓 Minimum Qualifications

• ✔️ High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• ✔️ Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• ✔️ Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association, required at hire and maintained thereafter.

✨ Preferred Qualifications

• 🕑 1-2 years of ambulatory care experience preferred.
• 🗣️ Ability to effectively communicate across all organizational levels.

🌟 Why Work With Us?

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone offers more than just a workplace – it's a community where your talents are valued and your growth is supported. We provide a comprehensive benefits and wellness package that supports all stages of life, from career development and family planning to retirement savings.

Our Benefits Include:

• 💰 Financial security benefits
• ⏳ Generous time-off programs
• 🤝 Employee resource groups for peer support
• 🧘 Holistic employee wellness programs focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care

Join us to experience resources and services designed to enhance your quality of life for you and your family. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment.