Medical Assistant
northeast community clinicHarbor City, CA
$24.00 - $29.00 Hourly
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L4
northeast community clinicHarbor City, CAtoday
$24.00 - $29.00 Hourly
Industries
Offices of PhysiciansAll Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care ServicesAll Other Outpatient Care CentersMedical AssistantLAL HCHC - Harbor City, CA 90710
Overview:
Salary Range $24.00 - $29.00 Hourly Job Shift Day Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Health Care
Description
Position Summary:
The Medical Assistant will perform various patient care activities and related services under the direction of the professional staff. Duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Schedule:
Flexible, may require some evening and weekends
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Interviews and exits patients, completing appropriate medical agency and consent forms, ensuring patient understanding and obtaining signatures.
Document patient intake in the Electronic Health Record (EHR), which includes chief complaint, medical history, social history, vitals, and appropriate tests/labs performed and immunizations administered.
Perform phlebotomy, injections, vitals if deemed by the Medical Practitioner, including but not limited to visual acuity, audiometric screening, venipuncture, injections, and specimen handling
Perform Point-of-Care testing, such as Blood Glucose, Urinalysis, EKG, HbA1c, INR, Blood Chemistry, Pregnancy Test, Bilirubin, and other standard primary care back office procedures.
Assist Medical Practitioners (i.e. physicians, PA-C, NP) with patient examinations and procedures as directed
Coordinate interdisciplinary and integration of primary care medical services with in-house Dentistry, Optometry, Endocrinology, Mental Health services
Review patient medical record to ensure completeness and accuracy
Route appropriate medical orders, results, documentation and instructions to the appropriate personnel
Maintain and stock clinical inventory supply and dispensary
Maintain equipment for clean and operational use, as well as maintain calibration, sterilization, and repair/maintenance logs
Clean, stock and maintain exam rooms.
Follow OSHA and universal precaution protocols
Strict adherence to the policy and procedure manual
Provide or direct patients/individuals seeking
Other duties as assigned by Clinic Manager
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Microsoft Office/Word/Excel/Outlook
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Excellent Customer Service SkillsBi-lingual Spanish/English (preferred)
- Ability to work as a team player and work independently
- Reliable transportation
- Must be able to travel from facility to facility
- This position requires 10 % travel outside the local area. Required Education/Experience and/or Licensure/Certification
- Medical Assistant Certificate or Certified Medical Assistant
- High School Diploma and/or GED equivalent preferred, but not required.
- Commitment to goals and philosophy of Northeast Community Clinic
- Current CPR and/or BLS Certification
- Valid State Identification Physical Requirements and Working ConditionsOSHA Category 1Involves exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
- The work is majority of the time non-sedentary in nature.
- The employee is regularly required to communicate, frequently required to use repetitive motions, move, remain stationary, regularly push, pull and lift up to 20 pounds and occasionally push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds.
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office/clinic setting (in some cases both settings) and to use standard office/clinic equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions, read printed materials and use a computer, and communicate in person and over the telephone.
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Level
MidL4
Salary
$24.00 - $29.00 Hourly
Location
Harbor City, CA
Occupation
Medical Assistants
Industry
Offices of Physicians
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