Medical Assistant

Virginia Mason Medical Center • Seattle, WA

12d • $27 - $42

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports diagnostic testing services in the Cardiovascular, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Medicine Labs within the Cardiology service line. Working alongside cardiologists, cardiac sonographers, and cardiovascular RNs, this role helps provide safe, evidence-based care to outpatients and inpatients. Supported tests include 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs), transient arrhythmia monitoring such as Zio patches, Exercise Stress Echo and Dobutamine Stress Echo, exercise treadmill tests, and Nuclear Medicine stress tests.

The Medical Assistant assists with clinical duties, takes patient histories, administers injections, and supports clinical operations so patients receive attentive, professional service. The role also includes scheduling and care coordination, patient communication, office and supply management, patient rooming and preparation, clinical procedures, and infection-control activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant training program, or validation of equivalent military training, such as Hospital Corpsman training.
• Active Washington State Medical Assistant–Certified (MA-C) licensure. An Interim MA-C may be held during a probationary period to obtain permanent MA-C licensure within six months of hire or before the Interim certification expires.
• BLS-RQI.
• Six months of customer experience.

Nice To Haves

• One year of Medical Assistant–Certified experience.
• Knowledge of insurance concepts.
• Previous cardiac-related experience; this is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule patient and provider services; maintain provider schedules; prepare charts; coordinate pre-authorizations and referrals; and manage insurance updates, filing, and records, including test results, x-rays, and prescription refills.
• Serve as a primary patient contact by answering phones, scheduling and confirming appointments, explaining appointment logistics, informing patients of delays, routing calls according to urgency guidelines, and conducting phone and in-person screening.
• Manage office supplies and patient education materials, coordinate delivery and return of durable medical equipment, and sort mail and communications.
• Facilitate patient rooming by taking medical histories and vital statistics, obtaining prior visit notes and/or lab results, preparing patients for exams and procedures, explaining tests and results, and informing patients of outcomes.
• Perform specimen collections, capillary draws, injections (intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular), venipuncture, waived glucose and urine testing, and medication and vaccine administration; assist with minor procedures and sterile or aseptic techniques.
• Maintain standard precautions by cleaning and organizing exam rooms, sterilizing equipment, disposing of biohazardous materials, and handling autoclave wrapping.
• Support diagnostic testing, including ECGs, transient arrhythmia monitoring, stress echocardiography, treadmill tests, and Nuclear Medicine stress tests.

What This Job Offers

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