Medical Assistant

Description

Title: Medical Assistant  

Base Salary Range: $45,760 - $47,840 plus benefits

FTE: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Seeking for a skilled and dedicated Medical Assistant who wants to make a difference in our community. We want to hear from you if you thrive in a fast-paced, caring, and compassionate environment! 

Our Mission: The Mission of South Central Family Health Center is to improve the quality of life for the diverse Community of inner-city Los Angeles by providing affordable and comprehensive health care and education in a welcoming and multicultural environment. To lead the way in health care in South Los Angeles, as the premier provider and employer of choice offering comprehensive, high quality, affordable, efficient, and culturally responsive services.

General Summary:  The Medical Assistant will provide direct and indirect support to the provider in the delivery of patient care. Including, but not limited, to taking patient’s vitals, placing patients in exam rooms, assisting providers with procedures, following-up on provider’s orders (labs, referrals, etc.), and ensuring that providers have all needed supplies. Medical Assistants should demonstrate knowledge of NextGen Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. The ideal candidate will have to perform some of the following essential duties. 

• Triages patient, takes and records patient vital signs
• Prepares patient and assists provider with exams and procedures as needed
• Administers injections and diagnostic tests/referrals as ordered, including immunizations, completing lab requisitions and other services ordered by the provider
• Performs diagnostic and laboratory tests including but not limited to audiometry, Snellen, EKG, urine dip, hemocue hemoglobin, etc., according to SFCHC competency standards 
• Performs age-appropriate screenings as needed or as directed by provider 
• Collects specimens from patients for lab tests or biopsies as necessary
• Assures efficient patient flow with ongoing assessment of provider schedule, and working with other staff to minimize patient waiting time 
• Refers patients to other practitioners as recommended by clinical staff 
• Assists Nursing staff with patient flow and with emergencies
• Conducts pharmacy and vaccine inventory
• In conjunction with practitioners, ensure medical forms reflect actual patient procedures performed and are completed accurately and filed in the day folder at end of each day
• All  medical forms are completed accurately by day’s end and entered into day folder
• Assures efficient patient flow with ongoing assessment of provider schedule, and working with other staff to minimize patient waiting time
• Prepare patient charts prior to visits and accompany the provider during the visit, transcribing visit notes and assisting with      documentation related to vitals, medical history and care plans 
• Transcribe handwritten progress notes into electronic health record system
• Transcribe patient orders, including but not limited to laboratory tests, radiology tests, medications, etc

Qualifications and Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Certificate from an accredited program required
• Medical Assistant Diploma/Certificate 
• Current BLS Certification required 
• Current CPR Certification required
• Bilingual and Bi-literate Spanish/English preferred

Experience:

• Must have minimum of 1 to 3 years or more clinical front and back office experience.
• Must be able to work independently within scope of assigned task with minimum supervision

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written, oral and customer service skills with patients, visitors, and staff
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills
• Strong charting/documentation skills.
• Must be detailed orientated.
• Bilingual and Bi-literate Spanish/English preferred

Top benefits or perks: As a team member at South Central Family Health Center, you’ll enjoy competitive wages and generous benefits:

• Benefits: Health Care, Dental, Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Career development: Entry-level employees have opportunities to work in management, HR or other areas of the company