Medical Assistant Jobs in Santa Cruz, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a qualified Medical Assistant course.
• Certified or Registered Medical Assistant credential.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of medical-office experience.
• Previous patient-care experience in the physician-office specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for physician/provider examinations and administer injections and immunizations.
• Perform laboratory testing, EKGs, and other medical-office tests and procedures.
• Schedule appointments and testing procedures; work in front-office and clinical areas as assigned.
• Apply medical knowledge and critical-thinking skills to assist physicians with proficient and comprehensive documentation.
• Arrange diagnostic testing, specialist appointments, and hospital admissions.
• Perform phlebotomy, venipuncture, wound or lesion-site cleansing, injections, immunizations, and other special procedures as needed.
• Measure and record at least three vital signs per patient visit.
• Perform telephone triage by gathering details about illnesses, answering questions, ensuring information is available, and reviewing calls with a nurse practitioner or physician as appropriate.
• Maintain waiting rooms, examination rooms, and offices, and order supplies as required.
• Support team building by backing management decisions and participating in performance-improvement activities.
• Train other Medical Assistants.
• Notify management of changes in workload.
• Complete all educational requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $5,000 retention bonus