As a Medical Assistant, you will be a part of the Integrated Clinical Care Team, engaging with our patients to develop lifelong well-being and health. The Medical Assistant role makes a difference in our patient care and assists physicians and other clinicians by providing a unique blend of skills and knowledge to carry out prescribed medical treatment. Medical Assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in our Community Health Center while delivering outstanding customer service and maintaining positive patient engagement.

Duties Include:

Use specialized skills to operate Health center equipment such as the autoclave, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, hematocrit, electrocardiogram, tympanogram, and hearing test equipment.

Monitor refrigerator temperatures daily for vaccine preservation and assist in inventorying supplies and pharmaceuticals.

Assist medical providers with specialty referrals for patients, including outside medical providers and services.

Assist medical providers with prior authorizations for medications and imaging services as required by the patient's medical insurance carrier.

Interview patients, gather updated medical history and preventive care data, and enter information into the electronic medical record.

Organize and schedule appointments for assigned medical providers.

Update medical records and insurance documentation.

Work with medical providers as support staff as needed, checking patients in for office visits; measuring the patient's vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygenation level, etc.), height and weight, basic vision screening etc.; and recording their information in the electronic medical record.

Perform injections, immunizations, wound care, phlebotomy, etc. Instruct and counsel patients regarding prescribed treatments and regimens per the providers' instructions.

Perform and process routine laboratory tests and coordinate with the lab to obtain test results when asked.

Sterilize and service Health Center equipment and lab areas per established procedures.

Assist the providers during examinations and procedures by setting out equipment and performing other assigned tasks.

Demonstrate compassionate and professional conduct to inspire the trust, confidence, and respect of patients, providers, clinic staff, and other medical providers.

Monitor supplies to ensure a consistent stock; order (or advise ordering staff) clinic supplies, immunizations, and pharmaceuticals from established sources per the clinic manager's approval.

Conduct regular inventory of medical, pharmaceutical, janitorial, and other supplies.

Assist with the Immunization Coordinator role with the WA State Immunization Registry (WAIIS), inventory and usage reports, vaccine ordering, and maintaining refrigerator/freezer temperature logs.

Develop and build immunization knowledge and skills via ongoing Immunization training.

Actively develops positive relationships with patients, community members, and local physicians, agencies, and organizations that serve as or may serve as patient resources.

Maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct, including maintaining the strict confidentiality of patient information.

Ensure the timely, accurate communication of issues to the Center's medical providers, patients, the community, staff, and local medical providers by expressing self clearly and effectively when talking to groups and individuals.

Ensure timely, accurate, and comple

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