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Medical assistant

Harmony Health Care Long Island·Elmont, New York

$23 - $25/hr·Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 17 days ago
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About the role

The Medical Assistant supports practitioners by preparing patients, conducting clinical examinations, and performing various diagnostic tests like EKGs and urinalysis. They also manage medical supplies, provide patient counseling, and act as a liaison to preserve patient rights.

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.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury.

In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 4 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program.

As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care.

We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

Job title: Medical Assistant

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
  • Assists the practitioners with patient care in the conduct of clinical examinations and materials preparation; i.e. dressing changes, Pap Smear, etc.
  • Acts as a translator for patients as needed
  • Responsible for taking vital signs, administering tuberculin tests, and performing procedures for specimen collection, routine eye screening, hearing tests, hematocrit, urinalysis, and urine culture
  • Performs EKG and simple laboratory procedures
  • Distributes lab reports to practitioners for review
  • Provides patient counseling regarding procedures (Ex. lab tests)
  • Assist in the maintenance of inventories and stocking of supplies in examination rooms, nursing and lab areas
  • Maintains logs of required data as needed
  • Acts as the patient’s advocate and liaison for the 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
  • Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Medical Assistant Certification required
  • Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification
  • Two years of experience working in the health care field
  • Capacity for covering Medical Assistants at all sites as needed
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole required
  • This is Monday through Friday. Shifts are from 8 AM to 4 PM, with one evening shift from 12 PM to 8 PM and one rotating Saturday each month

SALARY

$23.00-$25.00 an hour

More information: This is a non-exempt position

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Requirements

Candidates must have a High School Diploma, Medical Assistant Certification, and Basic CPR certification. Additionally, two years of healthcare experience and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish or Creole are required.

  • high school
  • professional certificate
  • Case Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Patient Advocacy
  • CPR
  • Patient Preparation
  • Vital Signs
  • Specimen Collection
  • EKG
  • Bilingual Communication
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Patient Counseling
  • Clinical Examinations

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • 401-K With Company Match

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$23 - $25/hr
Locations
Elmont, New York; Roosevelt, New York
Posted
Jul 10, 2026
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Hiring organization

Harmony Health Care Long Island

Harmony Healthcare Long Island in Nassau County, New York offers a comprehensive array of health and supportive services in a single health center setting. Our mission is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventative health care, and to improve the health status...

Salary listed on 9 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size201-500 employees
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