Per Diem Medical Assistant Ambulatory - Sunset Primary Care

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada • Henderson, NV

6h

About The Position

Performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting physicians and other licensed providers in delivering cost-effective, quality patient care. The role is with Sunset Primary Care at UMC, an academic medical center serving Southern Nevada.

The position includes front-desk and back-office support, patient testing and specimen collection, vaccination and injection activities, noninvasive procedures, point-of-care testing, and support for annual wellness care and transitional care documentation. The role requires prolonged standing and COVID-19 testing, including swabbing patients and submitting swabs for testing. Employees wear PPE while testing patients.

Requirements

• Graduation from a recognized medical assistant program.
• At least one year of medical assisting experience in an ambulatory or clinical setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• At least one year of front-desk experience.
• At least one year of back-office support experience for a primary care provider.
• Must have an Office Laboratory Assistant license or obtain one within one month of hiring.
• Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, general office equipment, basic medical terminology, basic mathematics, medical equipment, and universal precautions.
• Knowledge of referral processing, scheduling, data entry, software applications, department and hospital safety practices, patient rights, infection control, hazardous-material handling, emergency-response procedures, and age-specific patient care practices.
• Skill in specimen collection, vaccination activities, injections and aseptic technique, noninvasive procedures, point-of-care testing, and supporting wellness and transitional care documentation.
• Ability to communicate with people from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions and maintain effective working relationships.
• Physical strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Ability to stand for long periods and perform patient swabbing while wearing PPE.

Nice To Haves

• One year of EPIC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine clerical and clinical tasks in the clinic.
• Assist physicians and other licensed providers in providing quality patient care.
• Support front-desk operations, including referral processing, scheduling, and data entry.
• Provide back-office support for a primary care provider.
• Collect specimens using nasopharyngeal or oral swabs according to established procedures, including COVID-19 testing.
• Perform vaccination activities, injections, and aseptic techniques.
• Perform noninvasive procedures such as EKGs.
• Process point-of-care testing.
• Support the clinical team and patients with annual wellness care and transitional care documentation.
• Use equipment efficiently, effectively, and safely.
• Follow infection-control practices, universal precautions, safety practices, and emergency-response procedures.

Benefits

• Employer-paid Nevada PERS pension plan.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed