Medical Assistant Jobs in Parkland, WA

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate from a Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant Program
• Current CNA certificate status must be active or remain eligible per Wisconsin Registry guidelines
• CPR certification is required (or completed within 60 days of hire)
• Professional manner
• Strong decision-making skills within his/her scope of practice
• Good organizational skills
• Flexibility
• Strong interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of previous clinic experience preferred
• Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants as a CMA is preferred if an MA applicant

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple physicians, mid-level providers, RN, LPN, CMA, and registration staff in a pod nursing environment
• Room patients, prepare for visit, and assist provider with patient care, visit, and flow
• Perform tasks such as specimen collection/testing/recording of results/labeling, vision/color testing, cultures, hematology testing, glucose testing, pregnancy testing, etc
• Assist, prepare, and administer immunizations and other injections; administer medications by all routes excluding intravenous infusion, as directed
• Assist with suturing and casting; ear and eye irrigations; staple/suture removal and dressing changes; set up surgical tray and assist with minor office surgeries
• Office skills: answer phone, take/return accurate messages; phone prescriptions to pharmacy, telephone lab/test results to patient
• Obtain insurance authorizations
• Work with other health care providers to assist in the provision of delegated aspects of patient care
• Use basic communication skills to enhance a patient’s expression of needs
• Organize, within the specified work period, those delegated aspects of care for which he/she is accountable
• Ensure patient satisfaction by providing kind, attentive, and conscientious care
• Assist with other duties as time permits

Benefits

• Benefit eligible!