Medical Assistant - VCMG - Akers Specialty Care Center (Visalia) - Full-time/Days

Valley Children’s Healthcare • Visalia, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant (MA) is accountable for basic clerical and technical supportive services within a defined scope of practice under the direction of a licensed physician or surgeon. The incumbent functions as a patient care team member assisting licensed staff in the performance and provision of safe and efficient patient care. Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
• Minimum six (6) months Working in a healthcare environment as a Medical Assistant

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Skills Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Basic clerical and technical supportive services within a defined scope of practice under the direction of a licensed physician or surgeon.
• Assisting licensed staff in the performance and provision of safe and efficient patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED