Certified Medical Assistant
About The Position
Pacific Skin Institute is seeking a motivated, team-oriented Certified Medical Assistant with a passion for medicine and healthcare. The role supports patients in obtaining needed services and helps them feel comfortable when seeing a doctor. Providers are interested in candidates pursuing future careers in medicine, such as healthcare administration, nursing, physician assistant or nurse practitioner programs, or medical school. The position greets patients, demonstrates professionalism, and maintains confidentiality. The role may require travel among Pacific Skin Institute’s Sacramento, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, and Vacaville locations to address staffing needs.
Requirements
- Certified Medical Assistant.
- Motivated, team-centered attitude and passion for medicine and healthcare.
- Professionalism and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Willingness to travel occasionally among the Sacramento, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, and Vacaville locations to meet staffing needs.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for visits by retrieving diagnostic reports, including labs and X-rays.
- Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatments, and explain procedures.
- Process paperwork in the provider’s outbox.
- Assess patient condition for the provider.
- Administer injections.
- Assist with outpatient procedures.
- Follow up with patients regarding lab results.
- Call patients to schedule follow-up appointments as directed by the provider.
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms between appointments.
- Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment using the autoclave process.
- Collect urine samples and perform routine tests as directed by the provider; prepare other specimens for testing or laboratory pickup.
- Send medication refill requests as directed by the provider.
- Stock assigned patient rooms daily and as needed to maintain inventory.
- Collect and process specimens.
- Maintain biohazard areas, including checking sharps containers and biohazard trash cans.
- Coordinate referrals to and from other healthcare providers.
- Accurately take vital signs, including BMI for patients older than two years; repeat abnormal readings for accuracy, especially blood pressure, and use the appropriate cuff for manual readings when needed.
- Act as a liaison between providers, their patients, and other medical offices.
- Answer phone calls and emails, and return messages within 24 hours.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Free parking
- Parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
