Medical Assistant - Full Time - 4th St Primary Care (may be eligible for $1,000 sign on bonus)

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• College level coursework in the delivery of care in a medical clinic preferred.
• Medical Assistant certification as recognized by The Medical Board of California or a nationally recognized certification agency.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant program including a clinical externship.
• One year of recent Medical Assistant experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Proficiency in clinical skills and office procedures.
• Computer and keyboard experience, including charting in electronic medical records.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, flexible, and strong sense of teamwork.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, in compliance with patient safety standards.
• Bilingual abilities preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement measures and the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Physical Demands

• Frequently walks, stands, sits, talks or hears.
• Occasionally uses hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; reaches with hands and arms.
• Sometimes climbs or balances; stoops, kneels, or crouches for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, adequate near and distant vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients.

Working Conditions

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases.
• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
• Exposed to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of urgent, emergent or crisis situations.
• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, (Urgent Care: weekend hours, holiday hours) frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.