NewYork-Presbyterian
New York academic health system
Medical Assistant/Technician - GYN Oncology Services
Primarily based in Forest Hills; travel to additional sites may be required. Employees must live within a commutable distance to NYP.
About the job
- High School Diploma or GED.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification is required within 30 days of employment.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Educate and prepare patients for GYN procedures by reviewing preparation instructions, answering questions, and ensuring patient understanding and compliance.
- Observe patients' conditions, report abnormal conditions to the staff nurse, and record appropriate documentation in patient records.
- Measure and record patient height and weight, perform routine vision and hearing examinations, and take pulse and blood pressure readings.
- Draw blood from patients or perform finger sticks and obtain other specimens as requested by a physician or registered nurse.
- Assist with diagnostic procedures using aseptic principles to create and maintain a sterile field.
- Maintain stock items for examination and blood-drawing rooms and maintain forms used by clinical staff.
- Perform clerical and secretarial work as needed.
- Interact with patients and colleagues in accordance with institutional service excellence standards.
- Perform other job-related duties as required.
- Completion of a formal Medical Assistant training program.
- Medical Assistant certification, such as AAMA-CMA or AMT-RMA.
- At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant, preferably in an outpatient setting.
- Bilingual Spanish and Chinese language skills.
About the company
NewYork-Presbyterian is an academic health system serving New York City and surrounding communities. The system provides hospital, specialty, emergency, outpatient, research, and medical education services in affiliation with major medical schools. It serves patients, families, clinicians, students, researchers, and communities across New York. Its operating model centers on academic medicine integrated with hospitals, physician teams, research programs, technology, facilities, and centralized operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, and patient access. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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