Medical Assistant - Outpatient MART Surgical Oncology Full-time Day Shift
Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, United States
Position Summary
At Stony Brook Medicine, Medical Assistants perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in hospital ambulatory services, outpatient clinics, and laboratories. They assist physicians or other medical personnel in providing patient care, preparing patients for procedures and examinations, recording vital patient data, and performing standardized routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy, patient specimen collection, and specimen processing. They also greet and direct patients, produce reports, answer telephones, gather and enter data, and schedule appointments.
Illustrative Duties
Place patients in examination rooms and document information in electronic or paper medical records, including medications, vitals, and reason for visit.
Perform screening and measuring procedures (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, EKG) and document results.
Maintain an adequate supply of medical inventory in each exam room and ensure room cleanliness.
Prepare rooms for each patient and for specific procedures as needed, ordering supplies as necessary.
Adhere to protocol for patient flow and assist physicians with examinations, including chaperoning patients during clinical exams.
Prepare and distribute patient information packets related to specific illnesses or procedures.
Assist patients who have difficulty ambulating; escort and transport patients to other areas.
Check lab orders, process patient orders, and perform specimen collection per order.
Pre‑clean, prepare, and high‑level disinfect instruments according to established procedures, disposing of contaminated supplies appropriately.
Assist physicians with procedures and, under RN/physician direction, obtain peripherally drawn blood specimens, a 12‑lead EKG, point‑of‑care blood glucose results, and perform glucometer quality control.
Adhere to hospital policy regarding HIPAA, OSHA, universal precautions, and proper patient identification.
Summon assistance in emergencies and obtain needed equipment.
Perform support activities such as greeting patients and families, directing them, answering routine questions, scheduling appointments, answering phones, preparing scheduling reports, maintaining stock, and reordering supplies.
Minimum Qualifications
Either:
One year of full‑time experience performing clinical and clerical support activities in a health‑care setting.
Completion of a college, university, technical school, or vocational school medical assistant program.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with electronic medical records (EMR).
BLS or Heart Saver certification.
Current certification for Medical Assistant.
Physical Demands
Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing, walking, lifting, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.
Lifting supplies/equipment.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
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At Stony Brook Medicine, Medical Assistants perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in hospital ambulatory services, outpatient clinics, and laboratories. They assist physicians or other medical personnel in providing patient care, preparing patients for procedures and examinations, recording vital patient data, and performing standardized routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy, patient specimen collection, and specimen processing. They also greet and direct patients, produce reports, answer telephones, gather and enter data, and schedule appointments.
Illustrative Duties
Place patients in examination rooms and document information in electronic or paper medical records, including medications, vitals, and reason for visit.
Perform screening and measuring procedures (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, EKG) and document results.
Maintain an adequate supply of medical inventory in each exam room and ensure room cleanliness.
Prepare rooms for each patient and for specific procedures as needed, ordering supplies as necessary.
Adhere to protocol for patient flow and assist physicians with examinations, including chaperoning patients during clinical exams.
Prepare and distribute patient information packets related to specific illnesses or procedures.
Assist patients who have difficulty ambulating; escort and transport patients to other areas.
Check lab orders, process patient orders, and perform specimen collection per order.
Pre‑clean, prepare, and high‑level disinfect instruments according to established procedures, disposing of contaminated supplies appropriately.
Assist physicians with procedures and, under RN/physician direction, obtain peripherally drawn blood specimens, a 12‑lead EKG, point‑of‑care blood glucose results, and perform glucometer quality control.
Adhere to hospital policy regarding HIPAA, OSHA, universal precautions, and proper patient identification.
Summon assistance in emergencies and obtain needed equipment.
Perform support activities such as greeting patients and families, directing them, answering routine questions, scheduling appointments, answering phones, preparing scheduling reports, maintaining stock, and reordering supplies.
Minimum Qualifications
Either:
One year of full‑time experience performing clinical and clerical support activities in a health‑care setting.
Completion of a college, university, technical school, or vocational school medical assistant program.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with electronic medical records (EMR).
BLS or Heart Saver certification.
Current certification for Medical Assistant.
Physical Demands
Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing, walking, lifting, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.
Lifting supplies/equipment.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
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