Medical Assistant On Call/ Casual

Sequoia Living • Greenbrae, CA

8h • $27 - $31

About The Position

We are hiring an on-call Medical Assistant who provides a variety of technical services to ensure an efficient, quality level of care to residents in the clinic. If you hold a CNA license, there's an opportunity to expand this Medical Assistant role to include CNA duties, offering you the potential for additional hours if you're interested. If you enjoy partnering with people and are excited about the opportunity to make a difference every day, then this might be for you! Founded in 1958, Sequoia Living is a Bay Area-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing older adults with stimulating, joyful living environments and services that support and enrich their lives. Throughout our six decades as a nonprofit serving Bay Area seniors, we’ve learned the importance of connection and collaboration when it comes to providing resources for healthy aging. From our continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) to safe affordable housing, engaging senior centers, and a purpose-filled volunteer program, we provide friendly environments where people can explore and discover what it means to grow stronger, wiser, and more joyful. Sequoia Living is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. #IND1

Requirements

• You enjoy working with people and have interpersonal skills.
• You have a minimum of 1 year of Medical Assistant experience
• You can use tact and courtesy in dealing with residents under sometimes trying conditions.
• You can show patience and understanding.
• You like your days to be varied, can handle a fast-paced environment, and don’t mind working under pressure.
• You are certified in Phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial resident assessment including temperature, pulse, respiration's, blood pressure, weight and list of medications.
• Assists physician as needed in primary, podiatry, and dermatology clinics.
• Assists physician with minor surgical procedures.
• Assists clinical nurses lifting or transferring of residents as needed.
• Performs and is knowledgeable in various lab procedures; phlebotomy, processing specimens, bladder scan, oximetry and performing EKGs.
• Maintains and stocks supplies in exam rooms.
• Orders all medical supplies as needed.
• Sterilizes all surgical instruments using germicide and the autoclave.
• Assists in answering phones, filing charts, ordering and checking in medications from pharmacy.
• Assists with ordering tests, lab, x-rays, scans, and taking off physician orders.
• Escorts residents to and from appointments as needed.
• Delivers prescriptions from pharmacy to residents' apartments.
• Assists apartment nurse as needed.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Benefits

• $26.67 - $31.34/hr
• We have medical and dental coverage or pay a cash stipend if you are covered on another plan.
• Life Insurance, Emergency Relief Fund, Flexible Spending Account, 18 PTO, 8 Holidays, 6 days per year available to provide pay when on an approved Leave of Absence and much more!
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Employee Referral Award, Employee Recognition Programs, Sign On Bonus.
• We offer on the job training and professional development opportunities.  Scholarships too!
• We offer tuition and/or fee assistance for qualified programs.
• Covid protocols in place to keep everyone safe.
• Competitive wages and growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees