Strength Through Diversity

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Roles & Responsibilities:

Req#2828228

The Medical Assistant is an individual who functions in a support role to the Clinical Nurse Manager by providing direct patient care and related activities as assigned. As a medical assistant, one must be able to multitask while at the same time focusing on the details of proper identification of patients to ensure their safety and label all specimens correctly in accordance with the hospital policy and procedures established by the laboratory.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1) Observes patient behavior and response to treatments

2) Reports and records routine and specific patient data such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, intake, and output. Report any variations in the patient’s behavior or vital signs to the registered nurse.

3) Assists patients with activities of daily living such as feeding, dressing/undressing, bathing and toileting

4) Perform venipuncture, including preparing necessary supplies for blood drawing, verifying patient identification, and observing blood drawing procedures and protocol at all times.

5) Make appropriate copies of EKG tracings if needed.

6) Performs procedures associated with the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.

7) Obtains, assembles, and maintains equipment for use during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as directed by the RN

8) Assists members of the health care team with physical exams and other procedures.

9) Performs errands away from the ED to implement the care of patients including transporting specimens, and/ or obtaining supplies.

10) Transport patient

Requirements:

Education:

High School Diploma

Medical Assistant certification

Phlebotomy and EKG certificate

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity is a driver for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook, and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!

Who We Are

Over 38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care

with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal-opportunity employer. We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background, or sexual orientation.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $24.36 - $25.66 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.