Medical Assistant
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Job description
Job Title: Medical Assistant
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 8 hours within the timeframe of 06:45-18:00
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 8 hours within the timeframe of 06:45-18:00
Required Qualifications:
- Medical Assistant Certificate/Diploma from a DAPIP accredited program OR national certification through AAMA, AMCA, AMT, CCBMA, or MMCI.
- Experience with medical insurance, referral processes, and benefit plans
- Demonstrated ability to prepare patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests, taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature, and reporting patient history summaries
- 1 year working as an MA in an outpatient clinic or medical office setting
- Proficiency with blood/lab draws and venipuncture
- Experience with would care and cast care
- Experience with high volume - multiline - call handling, or call center.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years working as a MA in Orthopedics
- Experience with CS-Link/Epic
- Experience with Quest Diagnostic laboratory submissions
- Phlebotomy certification
- Understanding of medical terminology
- Experience with removing sutures
Job Duties:
- Greet patients, take appropriate vital signs, review current meds and record in medical record
- Assist with tracking and monitoring department specific data
- Explain policies, procedures, or services to patients based on scope of practice
- Set up exam/procedure rooms appropriate to the patient visit needs
- Clean and re-process equipment and supplies following department guidelines
- Administer immunizations, injections, or oral medications as directed by provider
- Draw and prepare designated lab work or specimens as directed by provider
Job Types: Contract, Temporary
Pay: $22.00 per hour
Medical specialties:
- Primary Care
Schedule:
- 5x8
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- Clinic
- Outpatient
Experience:
- EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
- Vital signs: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- Certified Medical Assistant (Required)