Medical Assistant
Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: CAYUSE, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time
JOB SUMMARY:
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<td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Title: Medical Assistant<BR>Location: OR-Pendleton-Urgent Care Clinic<BR>Job Number:_1200019392<BR>Job Summary:<BR><BR>Provides care and support to patients under the direction of the physician and/or mid-level provider. Contributes to the planning and delivery of patient focused care. <BR><BR><BR>Essential Duties:<BR>* Greet and prepare patients for the practitioner. Provide patient mobility assistance, as necessary. Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem.<BR>* Assist with diagnostic tests and clinical procedures. Diagnostic tests and procedures may include venous and capillary invasive procedures for blood draw, intradermal (including skin tests), subcutaneous and intramuscular injections for diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents.<BR>* <BR>Administer ordered medications via, oral, topical, rectal, otic, ophthalmic and inhaled. Administer vaccines via oral, topically and by injection and nasal administration.<BR>* <BR>Manage patient flow ensuring enough time for patient and family education. Screens, communicates and responds to patient needs appropriately within the scope of authority.<BR>* <BR>Prepare, clean and sterilize instruments and maintain equipment; keep patient exam rooms clean and orderly; dispose of contaminated items according to the facility Exposure Control Plan; anticipate Practitioner''s needs for medications, supplies and equipment and plan accordingly.<BR>* <BR>Document procedures and interactions in patient''s medical record.<BR>* <BR>Schedule patient appointments and perform other clerical duties as needed.<BR>* <BR>Actively participate in continuing education, required meetings and participates in committees as requested.<BR><BR>Qualifications:<BR><BR>Education:<BR><BR>* <BR>High school diploma or GED equivalent required.<BR>* <BR>Certification as a Medical Assistant preferred.<BR>* <BR>Experience:<BR>In the last three- (3) years, one (1) year experience as a Medical Assistant in a clinic or acute care setting preferred <BR>Licensure/Certification:<BR>* Current CPR certification<BR>Additional Responsibilities:<BR>* Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times<BR>* Adheres to and exhibits our core values:<BR>Reverence : Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.<BR>Integrity : Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.<BR>Compassion : Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community.<BR>Excellence : Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.<BR>* Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times<BR>* Adheres to organizational and department specific s </font></td>
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