Medical Assistant I $6,000 Sign-on Incentive (2026-0922)
Valley Medical Center & Clinics · Maple Valley, WA · 2 wk ago
On-siteHealthcare$30.49/hrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Anticipate and facilitate provider work flow
- Inform and update patient of anticipated wait times
- Assist providers with patient flow time management
- Perform initial intake screening by verifying reason for patient visit
- Obtain and record patient information
- Obtain vital signs per network policy for each patient visit
- Prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas
- Prepare patient for examinations, procedures and treatments
- Assist with examination, procedures and treatments
- Maintain and update all medication and immunization records
- Maintain, review and update health maintenance records
- Complete all forms and data sets for patient care to the maximum limit of scope
- Schedule, coordinate and monitor appointments
- Complete patient recalls daily
- Apply principles of aseptic techniques and infection control
- Practice standard precautions, including hand washing and disposal of biohazards
- Comply with quality assurance practices
- Perform inventory of supplies and equipment
- Perform routine maintenance of administrative and clinical equipment
- Apply computer and other electronic equipment techniques to support office operations
- Perform methods of quality control
- Review and complete ancillary charges for office visits
- Perform “clean” billing submittals
- Perform venous and capillary invasive procedures for blood withdrawal
- Perform intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections
- Apply, or assist with application of, durable medical equipment
- Administer medications as ordered by the provider and per scope of practice
- Administer immunizations
- Perform tympanograms, and ear irrigations (with Provider order)
- Perform waived Laboratory Tests
- Give approved instructions and patient education to patients
- Participate in huddles with providers to anticipate needs/orders/procedures for the day
- View daily schedule throughout the day to track when patients arrive in order to communicate/assign
- Read, investigate and forward messages to appropriate provider (if needed)
- Contact patient when messages have been answered and record message in EMR
- Call pharmacies to call in prescriptions that have been approved in EMR or refax through electronic fax
- Facilitate care management calls if necessary
- Expedite written orders from provider (no verbal orders of any kind)
- Fax or mail paperwork to pharmacies, other medical centers and/or patients
- Ensure all paperwork is signed off by appropriate provider in a timely manner
- Manage messaging and order workflow
- Organize and allocate orders in a timely fashion
- Research and respond to messages in a timely fashion
- Act as liaison between the PSR, MA and Provider
- Maintain neat and well‑groomed appearance, business professional