Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• MA certification with one or more years of MA experience.
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment background check including fingerprinting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in radiology, injectable medications, and an understanding of medical terminology.
• Phlebotomy Certification/training
• CPR Certification

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Providers (Physician, Nurse Practitioners) to prepare patients for exams, procedures, treatments and referrals, while maintaining exceptional customer service.
• Tasks to include basic clerical functions to support patient care.
• Assist in population health management, quality improvement, and quality assurance activities.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA, PPI regulations, and SVTHW policies and procedures.
• Relay patients chief complaint, provide basic screening tests and collect vital signs as per provider request.
• To include assistance with exams, procedures, and treatment as required.
• Recognize and respond to emergencies
• Send letters to patients with laboratory, radiology, and procedure results as directed.
• Communicate effectively with patients and co-workers.
• Clean, stock, and maintain patient care areas, equipment, lobby, supply inventory and laboratory.
• Clean, package, and sterilize supplies and instruments.
• Collect and process lab specimens and CLIA-waived diagnostic tests
• Perform requirements for OSHA and CLIA compliance such as refrigerator temperatures, lab quality assurance tests, autoclave spore tests, aseptic techniques, Universal Precaution for infection control, etc.
• Complete basic radiology, phlebotomy and vaccine/injections training as candidate moves through medical assistant career ladder.
• Be able to travel as needed (day trips) to other communities including to and from Homer / Seldovia by small airplane and sometimes by boat when airplanes are on weather hold. Travel is a day trip, but inclement weather may require an overnight stay.

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• 12 Days of Sick Leave per year
• 15 days (3 weeks) of Annual Leave per year (starting accrual, more days with more years of service)
• FEHB (Federal Employees Health Benefits) - Health Insurance, a variety of plans to choose from. We pay 100% of employees monthly health insurance premiums! And we pay 50% of the monthly premiums for your spouse and/or children. Insurance is effective the first day of the month after we receive your enrollment form.
• Dental insurance, Vision insurance and long-term disability insurance available on the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
• Group life insurance, minimum benefit is $50,000 and up to 2x your annual salary to a maximum of $250K after 90 days of employment.
• Employer matching 401K, 5% match, effective January 1 or July 1, following one year of employment.
• Wellness Incentive Program, up to $300 per calendar year for full-time employees, or $150 for part-time employees, effective after 90 days of employment. Examples of items that can be reimbursed are walking/running shoes, active wear, exercise equipment, gym membership, CSA food boxes and more!