Medical Assistant
Neighborhood Healthcare•Escondido, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Medical Assistant will support various providers, advanced providers, and registered nurses to provide excellent patient-centered care and services within a dynamic team environment. This role will communicate with patients and performs clinical services to ensure high quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 5:00 pm.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required
- Valid Medical Assistant Certificate from an accredited program required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required upon hire and must be maintained as a condition of employment. These courses must follow AHA guidelines, but may be completed through approved online providers such as ProMed or other equivalent programs that meet recognized BLS standards.
- Familiarity with medical procedures and terminology
- Intermediate computer and data entry skills
- Must use sound judgment to anticipate needs of patients and providers
- Flexibility with changing priorities and time sensitive deadlines
- Use emotional and cultural intelligence to provide appropriate communication and patient care
- Exemplify compassion to patients and team members
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner
Nice To Haves
- One year medical assistant experience preferred
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred
- Proficiency with electronic health records system experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Communicates and performs clinical care services with patients
- Takes patient vital signs and obtains patient intake information
- Performs clinical procedures such as blood draws, vaccines, nebulizer treatments, ear lavages, and EKGs
- Discusses patient needs and provides education and resources to patients directly
- Ensures exam rooms are stocked, cleaned, and set up for examinations and procedures
- Coordinates provider workflows to ensure efficient patient care
- Ensures provider has all pertinent information required for each patient visit including diagnostic images, labs and required screenings
- Assists other providers and care teams in women’s health, pediatrics and general medicine departments as needed
- Utilizes electronic health records to order, process and document clinical treatment plans for patient as directed by the provider
- Conveys information to patients via telephone or email under the direction of a provider or Registered Nurse
- Provides patient with requested documents after review to ensure forms are complete, accurate and executed by the provider
- Completes ongoing/annual training for position compliance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
