Medical Assistant Jobs in Santa Cruz, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• For the LPN role: valid Virginia LPN license required.
• For the LPN role: AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• For the Medical Assistant role: Medical Assistant certification required; alternatively, at hire, successful completion of a Medical Assistant training program or two years of experience as a Medical Assistant (including equivalent Army Medic or Navy Corpsman experience) is accepted.
• For Medical Assistants hired based on completion of a training program or two years of experience, Medical Assistant certification must be obtained within 18 months of hire.
• For the Medical Assistant role: AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• For the Medical Assistant role: proficiency in basic clinical skills required by the specialty, such as phlebotomy, blood pressure measurement, EKGs, and injections.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures related to infection control, environmental safety, and patient confidentiality.
• Physical ability to walk and stand constantly; use arms and hands; bend, stoop, kneel, and squat; lift up to 35 pounds; push and pull up to 20 pounds; reach overhead; and work in confined spaces.
• Auditory and visual skills, including color determination.
• Ability to think critically and analytically, multitask, communicate effectively, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, cope with difficult situations, and tolerate irregular hours including evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment when exposed to workplace hazards.

Nice To Haves

• LPN role: experience working in a physician office preferred.
• LPN role: prior experience in the practice specialty preferred.
• Medical Assistant role: minimum of two years’ prior experience providing clinical support in a medical office setting preferred.
• Medical Assistant role: Electronic Medical Records experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care to patients, including obtaining and documenting vital signs and patient histories.
• Room patients and facilitate patient flow through the office.
• Assist physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Review patient charts, records, reports, history forms, and results; obtain missing or required information as appropriate.
• Maintain adequate materials and supplies and prepare exam or procedure rooms for patient encounters.
• Provide patient and family education as appropriate and communicate provider instructions within the scope of training.
• Respond to treatment-related patient calls and provide guidance within the role’s scope.
• Schedule patient appointments, procedures, tests, radiological exams, surgeries, and follow-up appointments as applicable.
• Obtain authorizations and pre-certifications for surgeries, diagnostic testing, and other ordered procedures; coordinate with third-party payors.
• Assist with obtaining specimens, prepare and route specimens to laboratories, and draw blood when applicable to the Medical Assistant role.
• Document activities, interventions, patient and family responses, and other required information in the medical record.
• Follow infection-control, safety, and confidentiality policies.
• Support front-office functions and provide coverage for clinical staffing needs in other Mary Washington Medical Group practices as required.
• Complete disability forms for physician or physician assistant review and signature, and ensure necessary films are available for surgeries and appointments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.