Medical Assistant

Jupiter Medical Center • West Palm Beach, FL

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant is a multi-skilled specialist who assists the physician in all aspects of the medical practice under the direct responsibility of the physician. Responsibilities include assisting with the patient care management, executes administrative and clinical procedures and performs supervisory functions pertaining to position. Competency requires that the medical assistant adheres to ethical and legal standards of professional practice, recognize and respond to emergencies and demonstrates professional characteristics.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited program for medical assistants.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers.
• Must have experience in medical assisting.
• Experience as a medical assistant, patient care skills, examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Must possess computer skills and customer service skills.
• Detail oriented and self-motivated.
• Requires sitting for long periods of time, also stooping, bending, standing, and stretching.
• Must have manual dexterity for typing and computer data entry.
• Able to work under a stressful environment, work independently, capable of making sound decisions, be detail oriented, alert, and self-motivated.
• Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs., carry and lift up to 20lbs.
• Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
• TB/PPD Surveillance Program
• Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Nice To Haves

• Medical Assistance Certification preferred.
• Minimum of One year experience in a medical office setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Vital signs
• Preparing patients for examination
• Entering lab and imaging orders
• Collecting and preparing laboratory specimens
• Updating patient medical records
• Answering phones
• Scheduling appointments
• Removing sutures and dressings
• Transmitting prescription refills
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Our growth is creating great opportunities!
• Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can.
• Continued success depends on it!
• So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!
• Thanks for your interest in working on our team!!
• Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people.
• Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful.
• They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees