Full-Time
Medical Office Assistant
Updated on 9/17/2026
Catholic Health
Long Island health system
Compensation Overview
$25.86 - $29.74/hr
Massapequa, NY, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- Completion of a New York State-accredited Medical Assistant program is required.
- Current Medical Assistant certification from the National Health Career Association, American Medical Technologists, American Association of Medical Assistants, or National Center for Competency Testing is preferred.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support training and certification from the American Heart Association, completed through in-person classes, is required; virtual classes are not accepted.
- Proficiency with clinical care tasks such as phlebotomy and aseptic technique is required.
- Prepare exam rooms according to protocol by disinfecting and stocking rooms and checking the day's vaccination and medication availability.
- Prepare patient charts through pre-visit planning by reviewing the next working day's schedule and identifying gaps in care.
- Ensure or obtain the patient's latest mammogram, breast ultrasound, colonoscopy, immunizations, clinical studies, or consultations required for the office visit.
- Escort patients to exam rooms and direct patient flow for maximum efficiency.
- Collect and document patient information and clinical data, including vital signs, height and weight, allergies, active medication lists, chief complaints, pain screens, and current symptoms.
- Obtain additional data from the patient or significant other, electrocardiogram, laboratory and diagnostic test results, and other historical data.
- Report findings to the provider and recognize abnormal findings or changes in the patient's condition.
- Confirm and clarify written orders before implementing delegated tasks.
- Collect, prepare, and process laboratory specimens for on-site and remote-site testing.
- Track and enter laboratory results in the medical record.
- Perform quality control for waived testing and maintain testing logs.
- Perform, prepare for, and assist with in-office procedures, including electrocardiograms, Holter monitoring, and other ancillary testing.
- Assist with front-office duties, including greeting patients, answering phones, and verifying insurance.
- Perform other assigned duties.
- Current Medical Assistant certification from the National Health Career Association, American Medical Technologists, American Association of Medical Assistants, or National Center for Competency Testing.
Catholic Health is a Catholic nonprofit health system serving Long Island. The organization operates hospitals, physician practices, ambulatory sites, home care, hospice, rehabilitation, and specialty programs. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Its operating model centers on mission-based care delivered through hospitals and community settings with shared clinical, technology, and administrative support. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, home care, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient services. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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