Medical Assistant (MA)

SAC Health • Murrieta, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

SAC Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide comprehensive healthcare services and support using Medical Assistant training. The role works one-on-one with patients, delivers routine medical care, and helps ensure patients’ comfort throughout their visit. The Medical Assistant provides professionally competent, tactful, courteous, and sensitive care aligned with SAC Health’s mission, vision, and values, and performs clinic tasks efficiently and effectively.

The position is in the Family Medicine Department at the Murrieta Clinic in San Bernardino, California. The schedule is five days per week, eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with a one-hour lunch. This posting is for internal transfer only; a transfer may not qualify for a step increase if the employee has a similar title or wage assignment.

SAC Health describes itself as a patient-centered provider offering culturally responsive, whole-person, team-based care. It has 11 locations and offers 44 specialties, is a teaching health center and FQHC, and participates in NHSC and NCLRP loan-forgiveness programs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Diploma from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Current CPR/BLS certification from an American Heart Association- or Red Cross-accredited program.
• Must obtain EPIC certification for the module hired into.
• Ability to use measuring devices and appropriate medical equipment used for patient care and testing.
• Legible writing and charting skills.
• Strong interpersonal relations skills.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude in difficult situations and communicate effectively.
• Ability to understand clinic needs and work well in a team environment.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not now or in the future require employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA).
• At least one year of medical office experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency, including the ability to translate medical information.
• Experience with the VFC program.

Responsibilities

• Escort patients to exam rooms and obtain vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
• Collect patients’ medical histories.
• Under authorization and supervision of licensed staff, perform basic patient testing within the scope of Medical Assistant certification and training, such as throat cultures, EKGs, TB skin testing, immunizations, hearing tests, basic visual acuity, urine tests, and phlebotomy.
• Obtain authorizations needed to process patients’ required services.
• Explain and ensure completion of required patient forms and questionnaires.
• Manage paperwork, medical records, and correspondence according to company procedures.
• Review charts to identify health-maintenance needs, medication refills, immunizations, and other patient needs.
• Carry out provider orders within scope of practice.
• Assist providers with procedures by preparing instruments and supplies and assisting with exams as needed.
• Keep laboratory and exam rooms clean, organized, and fully stocked, and clean both areas daily according to policy and guidelines.
• Process laboratory work daily, including appropriate collection, handling, labeling, and processing of specimens.
• Process and follow up on imaging and laboratory results as assigned.
• Instruct patients regarding tests and procedures as requested by providers.
• Maintain assigned logbooks and keep them current, including refrigerator and freezer temperature logs and oxygen logs.
• Stay informed about SAC Health programs, including VFC, CHDP, EWC, and FPACT.
• Collaborate with providers and the patient access team to determine patient eligibility and initiate the application process.
• Assist with storage and handling of vaccines and medications, including private stock and/or VFC supplies.
• Assist other Medical Assistants as needed and problem-solve difficult situations in the work area.
• Collaborate and function in a teaching organization that supports interns, Nurse Practitioner programs, and residency programs; work with rotating doctors, residents, NP students, and interns while fostering a trusting, safe, patient-centered workplace.
• Provide culturally sensitive service, respect diversity, and work effectively with people from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Perform other duties as needed or outlined in the official job description.

Benefits

• Industry-leading PTO accrual, accrued per pay period.
• Sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid jury duty and bereavement leave.
• SAC Health covers approximately 85% of team members’ health premium costs, which may vary by benefit plan selection.
• Retirement plan with up to an 8% employer contribution.
• Continuing education and learning benefits.
• Annual mission trip.

What This Job Offers

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