Medical Assistant Primary Care
About the role
At Garnet Health, the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system, you’ll find the perfect balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle. Our focus is on patient-centric care with a collective of visionary leaders and dedicated and caring professionals working as a team to deliver the best for the people we serve. If you’re interested in a health system that’s both growing and award-winning, serving a diverse community that provides the best of both city and rural life, we invite to make your career home with us as a Medical Assistant at Garnet Health Doctors. Join the Garnet Health team and let your excellence shine.
Responsibilities
- Perform a key role in assisting healthcare providers with the examination and care of patients.
- Trained to perform both administrative and clinical duties under the direct supervision of a health care provider.
- Clinical duties involve assisting providers in basic aspects of patient care.
- Administrative duties involve interdepartmental collaboration to ensure smooth daily operations.
- Medical Assistants are an integral part of the healthcare team that allows for efficient, patient‑centered care.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum Experience: 2 years medical assistant experience within the last 5 years, or graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant Program within the last 5 years. Doctor’s office or other practice experience preferred.
- Required Certification/Registration: Current BLS certification; Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
- Physical Requirements: Work requires considerable variety of fairly steady active physical exertion with some and/or continuous standing or walking; moderate speed and accuracy; excellent keyboarding skills for scheduling and electronic medical records.
- Working Conditions:
- Environmental Demands and Exposure to Hazards: Works in a clean, well‑lighted, heated or ventilated facility; routine exposure to blood and body fluids.
- Physical Demands: Demonstrates physical and functional ability to perform full anatomical range of motion to accomplish tasks; evidence of visual and aural acuity and finger and hand dexterity to operate computer and office equipment; can withstand long periods of sitting, standing and/or constant walking; ability to lift 25 lbs.
- Mental Demands: Ability to foster collaborative relationships, to work well under pressure, to organize and synthesize new information, and prioritize tasks; possesses critical thinking, analytical skills and flexibility; ability to multi‑task; required detailed attention to work in an environment where interruptions cannot be controlled; demonstrates sensitivity to customer needs and expectations; may be subject to irregular hours including evenings or potentially weekends to participate in operational and community events as necessary.
- Workplace type: On‑site.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement programs for continued education.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and retirement benefits designed to fit individual and family needs.
- Resources to help you excel in your career.
- Inclusive and diverse team culture that encourages contribution of talents, skills, and perspectives.
Pay
The compensation range for the role is $27.32 hourly. (Salaries shown on independent job‑related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from Garnet Health System; the range is provided to comply with New York State salary‑transparency law and may not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay, or other forms of compensation.)