Preoperative Assessment Clinic Medical Assistant - FT
About The Position
The Medical Assistant supports the Preoperative Assessment Clinic team by gathering, documenting, and organizing information needed to prepare patients for surgery. Duties include standardized intake and history gathering, obtaining vital signs, maintaining medication and allergy information, assisting with retrieval of outside records, verifying that ordered studies and consultations are present in Epic, and performing delegated clinical tasks within the Medical Assistant’s credentialed scope and demonstrated competency. The Medical Assistant works under delegation and supervision of an authorized health care practitioner. The role promptly reports incomplete information, abnormal findings, patient-reported concerns, and other readiness barriers to the RN, APN/APP, anesthesia provider, surgeon, or supervising practitioner. The Medical Assistant does not independently assess surgical or anesthesia risk, interpret diagnostic results, determine medical readiness, or provide surgical or anesthesia clearance. The Preoperative Assessment Clinic is the primary assigned department. The position may occasionally float to PMH Clinics, Digestive Health (GI), Operating Room (OR), or Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) to support patient care and staffing needs, subject to appropriate orientation, current credentials, demonstrated competencies, and PMH policies. When floating, the Medical Assistant performs only duties authorized by their Washington State credential, appropriate delegation and supervision, validated competencies, and PMH policies. Independent nursing assessment and specialty nursing duties are not assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Completion of an accredited or approved Medical Assistant training program.
- Current Washington State DOH Medical Assistant-Certified credential.
- Current BLS certification, which must be maintained.
- Maintain competency for EKG acquisition, vital signs, authorized specimen collection/phlebotomy, assigned point-of-care testing, Epic workflows, and other delegated clinical duties.
- Perform clinical tasks only within credentialed scope, appropriate delegation and supervision, demonstrated competency, and PMH policies.
- An MA-R may not perform venous phlebotomy unless separately credentialed as an MA-Phlebotomist.
Nice To Haves
- MA-C is preferred for a role expected to routinely perform venipuncture.
- Previous medical office, surgical clinic, preoperative, ambulatory, or hospital experience.
- Experience with electronic health records, patient intake, medication-list collection, record retrieval, vital signs, EKG acquisition, and specimen collection.
- Demonstrated ability to follow protocols, recognize when information falls outside established parameters, and promptly communicate findings to licensed clinical staff.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Gather, document, and organize information needed to prepare patients for surgery.
- Perform standardized patient intake and history gathering.
- Obtain vital signs and maintain medication and allergy information.
- Assist with retrieval of outside records.
- Verify in Epic that ordered studies and consultations are present.
- Perform delegated clinical tasks within credentialed scope and demonstrated competency.
- Promptly report incomplete information, abnormal findings, patient-reported concerns, and other readiness barriers to the appropriate licensed or supervising practitioner.
- Occasionally float to PMH Clinics, Digestive Health (GI), OR, or PACU when appropriately oriented and credentialed, and perform only authorized duties.
Benefits
- Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Retirement plan with employer contributions.
- Generous paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
