Medical Assistant

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - San Diego, CA

Educational Services

About the position

Decypher is seeking a Medical Assistant to support the contract in San Diego, CA. Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable asset and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected, and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V).

Responsibilities

• Prepare examination rooms prior to patient's arrival.
• Assist with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.
• Check patient's vital signs, to include temperature, respiration, pulse, weight, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter reading.
• Obtain and document patient's current medical history, drug history, chief complaints, allergies and vital signs on the correct form.
• Perform diagnostic procedures when ordered.
• Maintain examination room stock levels and perform routine maintenance of examination rooms.
• Complete lab and x-ray requisitions in accordance with clinic policies.
• Enter demographic data into the computer upon patient check-in; enter diagnosis and departing time when patient is released.
• Perform various administrative functions as directed, such as answering telephones and transcribing accurate messages, assisting with patient check-in, assisting with scheduling appointments, placing appointment reminder telephone calls.

Requirements

• Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
• Graduate from a medical assistant training program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, or a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces, or a medical assistant program approved for certification by the California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants, or ACCSC, or ACICS, or ACCET, or ACCJC.
• No prior working experience required; recent graduates from an approved training institution are acceptable.
• BLS certification.