Senior Medical Assistant

@ Northwell Career Site

Role Overview

The Senior Medical Assistant at Northwell Career Site leads and guides Medical Assistants in daily clinical tasks and para-professional nursing care. The role involves preparing patients for physicians, administering and recording laboratory tests, and coordinating patient clinic charts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and guide Medical Assistants in their duties.
• Provide staff performance input and participate in training.
• Prioritize and assign work based on workflow fluctuations.
• Act as a resource for difficult or complex issues.
• Support management in developing new task procedures.
• Serve as the point of contact for vendors.
• Perform all functions of a medical assistant including specimen collection and EKG procedures.
• Maintain supplies, perform audits, and coordinate with the healthcare team.
• Record patient data accurately on charts and forms.
• Perform additional clerical duties such as managing medical records and processing insurance forms.

Qualifications

Applicants should possess a High School Diploma or equivalent and have completed a Medical Assisting program at an accredited school, or have 1-3 years of relevant experience in Medical Assisting, EMT or CNA (with current certifications as applicable). A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience is required.

Key skills/competency

• Leadership
• Patient care
• Clinical procedures
• Staff training
• Laboratory testing
• Specimen collection
• EKG administration
• Inventory management
• Audit
• Vendor coordination