Maimonides Medical Center

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and provide patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

We are currently seeking a few experienced full-time Medical Assistants to work in our Outpatient Cardiology Office.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for providing direct care under the direction of a medical provider, assisting medical providers, and maintaining a clean and safe environment in accordance with the policies and procedures of the practice. In addition to medical assisting, you will provide administrative assistance and greet, check-in, and schedule. Your focus is to provide patients with exceptional customer service through the phone, in-person, and patient portal. Some specific duties include:

• Ensure pre-visit information is reviewed and completed.
• Collect and document patient medical information.
• Intake: Chief complaint/History/Medication/Allergies
• Take vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, etc.)
• Point of Care Testing
• Patient Rooming and Intake Documentation in EMR
• Review the preventative care needs of the patient and alert the provider.
• Complete patient care requirements by performing tests and other tasks
• Prepare patient for examination by the provider/assists the provider with patient care.
• EKG’s
• Perform specimen collection and phlebotomy.
• Clean and prepare rooms between procedures and patients.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Medical Assistant Certification and successful completion of an approved Medical Assistant program
• Phlebotomy Training
• Medical office experience required
• Computer literacy
• Excellent judgment, communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure.
• Superior customer service skills and a strong commitment to providing high-quality patient experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Experience in Ambulatory Care
• Proficiency in secondary language
• 2-3 years’ experience as a Medical Assistant
• Cardiology experience preferred

Pay Range

USD $25.41 - USD $25.98 /Yr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard for race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. MMC is committed to following the requirements of the New York State Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.