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Medical Assistant, SG008

  • Verona
  • Allied Health
  • Full-time
  • Opening on: Jul 6 2026
  • Verona Hematology Oncology
  • State of New York
  • Medical Assistant, SG008
  • 89751
  • CSEA - ISU (Institutional Services Unit)
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Job Summary:

Medical Assistants perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities in inpatient care areas of the hospital, hospital ambulatory services, outpatient clinics, and laboratories. Incumbents assist physicians or other hospital/medical personnel in providing patient care, preparing patients for procedures and examinations, recording vital patient data, and performing standardized routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy, patient specimen collection, and specimen processing. Incumbents also perform routine clerical activities such as greeting and directing patients, accessioning tests, producing reports, answering telephones, gathering and entering data, and scheduling appointments.

Minimum Qualifications:

The NYS Department of Civil Service has developed the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program, Effective April 5th, 2023. During this program, the NYS Civil Service Exam requirements are suspended for the Medical Assistant, SG08 title.

For consideration for this title, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either 1: One year of full-time experience performing clinical and clerical support activities in a health care setting.

Or 2: completion of a college, university, technical school or vocational school medical assistant program.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Days:

Schedule based on a 40 hour work week. Monday-Friday, rotating shifts 8:00am-4:30pm OR 8:30am-5:00pm, based on operational needs. Located at the Verona Hematology Oncology Office. 

Message to Applicants:

Position Status:  Permanent

Salary: $42,209 annually + $4,000 GEO

Recruitment Office:

Human Resources

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.

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