Medical Assistant (Riverside/WGV)

Position Overview

This position is responsible for greeting and rooming patients, educating them, scheduling special procedures, assisting physicians with procedures, preparing supplies and exam rooms, and performing preliminary physical tests.

Essential Job Functions

• Check in and room patients, including obtaining demographic and insurance information, assessing vitals, and administering injections
• Education patients and schedule special procedures
• Absorb and enter physicians and registered nurses' medication orders for procedures
• Assist physicians with procedures
• Prepare supplies and exam rooms for patients
• Escort patients to exam rooms and give preliminary instructions
• Perform preliminary physical tests & update patient history, medications, and the purpose of the visit in the medical record
• Retrieve imaging for physician review
• Phlebotomy
• Schedule all lab orders and imaging appointments
• Requests, scan, and respond to requests for medical records
• Enter and maintain patient records in the EMR

Requirements (Experience/Education/Licensing)

• 1-2 years clinical and administrative experience in a medical office
• BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association
• Nat'l Medical Assistant (MA) Certification - CMA (Cert. Medical Assistant), RMA (Registered Medical Assistant)/AAMA Cert. (American Association of Medical Assistants). NCCT, AAMA, or AMT are acceptable certification sites preferred
• Good venipuncture skills
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Detail orientation and good organizational & time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills (oral & written)
• Good computer skills: Microsoft Office, Outlook

Preferred

• Associate or bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as voluntary benefits, a 401k retirement plan, tuition reimbursement and generous paid time off (PTO)
• No holiday or weekend hours