Department of Civil Service

Health and Human Services - Patient Care

Salary Range

NYC Metro - From $41,160 to $49,973
Rest of State - From $38,073 to $46,886

(Salary may differ from what is listed for an agency and/or location. See HELP job postings for specific salary.)

Career Ladder Information

Below is a listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.

As a Medical Assistant, you would perform clinical, laboratory, and clerical support activities. Duties would include, but not necessarily be limited to: preparing patients for examination, taking and recording patient vital signs and blood pressure, performing simple treatment procedures such as EKG's and changing non-sterile dressings; and performing standardized, routine laboratory procedures such as phlebotomy and patient specimen collection and processing. You may also perform routine clerical activities such as patient reception, producing reports, answering telephones, scheduling appointments, checking insurance eligibility, and collecting payments.

• Veterans Home At Oxford
• Helen Hayes Hospital
• State University at Buffalo
• State University at Stony Brook
• SUNY Upstate Medical Center
• Department of Civil Service

On or before the date of filing your application, you must have:

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.