Medical Assistant - Per Diem

About the role

The Medical Assistant (MA) plays a crucial role in the healthcare team, supporting providers, LPNs, and RNs in delivering comprehensive patient care.

Responsibilities

• Accepts assignments for patient care within the scope of preparation and current standards of practice.
• Collaborates with the provider, LPN, or RN to gather data for assessment, planning, and evaluation of care.
• Accurately obtains vital signs, prompts for health status, administers relevant care, documents in the electronic health record, performs routine tests, and reinforces patient instruction.
• Participates in team-based care and patient education initiatives, follows CPGs and workflows, pends orders, and manages organizational resources.
• Performs administrative and clerical tasks, such as scheduling, prior authorizations, and responding to patient inquiries.
• Works independently and collaboratively, acts with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, and remains calm in emergency situations.
• Utilizes organizational resources efficiently, including time, supplies, and equipment, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to remain calm in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Lifts, positions, pushes, reaches, stoops, bends, kneels, crawls, and transfers patients as needed.
• Computer, keyboard, and typing proficiency required.
• BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire.
• AHA & ARC accepted.
• Experience in a healthcare setting and electronic health records preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire.
• AHA & ARC accepted.
• Experience in a healthcare setting and electronic health records preferred.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines, ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, ability to work independently and with a team, ability to remain calm in emergency situations, knowledge of medical terminology preferred, computer, keyboard, and typing proficiency required, BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire, AHA & ARC accepted, experience in a healthcare setting and electronic health records preferred, basic knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable, recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth.

Pay

$25.85 - $49.08/Hourly

Schedule

Day (United States of America)