OUR VISION

To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION

To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

JOB TITLE: Medical Assistant – Podiatry 

REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with the preparation of patients prior to seeing practitioners
• Acts as a translator for patients as appropriate
• Distributes lab reports to practitioners for review
• Maintains logs of required data as needed
• Acts as the patient’s advocate and liaison for preservation of patient's rights
• Participates in off-site screening projects as needed
• Participates in departmental QA and other patient related committees as needed
• Participates in outreach and community screenings as needed
• Participates in case management and patient surveys in maintaining quality assurance
• Participates in daily care team huddle to perform pre-visit planning to identify lab work or testing needed.
• Prepares patients for examination and treatment, including taking histories and vital signs.
• Conducts comprehensive, preventative screenings for patients and/or assists all support staff in daily patient interactions as needed.
• Performs screening procedures as indicated.
• Follows standing order procedures as indicated by practice.
• Prepares exam and treatment rooms with necessary instruments; prepares and maintains supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization; performs terminal cleaning of exam rooms.
• Makes impressions of patients’ feet for the purpose of creating casts and orthotic fittings.
• Maintains patient files, records, and other information.
• Performs various quality control procedures to maintain compliance with internal and external regulations. 
• Maintains inventory of supplies and follows replenishment process for needed supplies.
• Operates autoclave and other equipment required to clean and sanitize equipment or supplies
• Schedule follow-up appointments for patient continuity.
• Process Prior Authorization.
• Review Medication Orders with Nurse and discard Expired Medications.
• Review Inventory of Supplies and submit Orders.
• Reviewing all Budget for Podiatry Supplies.
• Traveling from Site to Site according to Provider Schedule.
• Coverage of other clinical areas as needed.
• Other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Medical Assistant Certification required
• Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification
• Two years experience working in the health care field
• Capacity for covering Medical Assistants at all sites as needed
• Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

MORE INFORMATION: This is a non-exempt position.