Medical Assistant

About the role

The Medical Assistant (MA) at SNAHC supports patient care delivery by assisting health care providers during examinations, preparing laboratory specimens, and performing various administrative tasks. This role also involves coordinating referrals, processing prior authorizations, and administering vaccines, injections, and other tests.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient intake, documents immunizations, and processes all orders in NextGen, electronic health record.
• Auxiliaries with visual and/or audio screenings and documentation thereof.
• Auxiliaries with minor procedures such as PAP smears, throat cultures, biopsies, and hands instruments and materials to providers as directed.
• Prepares specimens for storage and transport.
• Prepares forms related to patient care and services.
• If the patient is to pay for outside lab tests, prepares the form and prices the test for the receptionist to collect payment.
• Escorts patients from exam room to reception if payment is required.
• Prepares and administers vaccines, injections, EKG’s, Point of Care labs, Urine Drug Screens, and any CLIA-waved lab tests as ordered by medical provider.
• Completes prescription refills utilizing standing orders/per provider.
• Sterilizes and cleans instruments.
• Maintains the sterilization inventory.
• Edicates patients by providing medication and diet information and instructions; answers questions.
• Completes records by recording patient examination, treatment, and test results.
• Follows Scope of Practice for Certified Medical Assisting as outlined in the Official California Code of Federal Regulations.
• Complies with all state and federal laws and regulations, as they pertain to position including; HIPAA, sexual harassment, scope of practice, OSHA, etc.
• Participates in internal quality improvement teams.
• Works with team members proactively to support quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals for the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, candidates must have excellent computer skills, preferably with Windows and Microsoft Office Suite, excellent telephone and communication skills, strong organizational, writing, and verbal skills, ability to work independently, set priorities, and work well under pressure, ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality, superior professionalism when dealing with patients, subordinates, colleagues, community members and vendors, and ability to collaborate and convene across sectors and organizational levels.

Qualifications

Qualifications for this role include a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of a certified medical assistant program, and certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from the American Medical Technologists (AMT).

Skills

• Excellent computer skills, preferably with Windows, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent telephone and communication skills.
• Strong organizational, writing, and verbal skills.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, and work well under pressure.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Superior professionalism when dealing with patients, subordinates, colleagues, community members and vendors.
• Ability to collaborate and convene across sectors and organizational levels.

Benefits

SNAHC offers a competitive benefits package which includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings plans.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $21.00/HR-$23.00/HR.

Schedule

The role may be required to work at other sites as needed.