Medical Assistant - Selma, Ca
1 day ago
Job description
Job Title: Medical Assistant
Company: Living Water Clinic-Clinica Agua Viva
Location: Selma, California
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Medical Assistant who is bilingual in Spanish and English. This vital role supports our healthcare providers through a variety of administrative and clinical duties. Our ideal candidate is attentive, friendly, and a team player, with a strong desire to contribute positively to patient outcomes. We need a team member who can efficiently work in a fast-paced environment, while providing the utmost care for our patients.
Responsibilities:
- Provide prompt medical support under the direction of a healthcare provider. Duties include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and documenting coding information for insurance purposes using our AthenaHealth EMR system.
- Help ensure patients and families get the care they need when they need it.
- Promote teamwork with coworkers while adhering to all standards of nursing care. Preparing and administering medications as directed by a healthcare provider.
- Measuring vital signs, such as blood pressure.
- Perform injections and other basic medical procedures (breathing treatments, A1c, ECGs, urine tests, etc…)
- Assisting the physician and providers during patient examinations.
- Provides basic education and information to patients, making sure patients' questions are answered, anxieties alleviated, and interfaces with community-oriented activities and staff
- Achieves the organizational mission to provide health care access for all the members of the community.
- Preparing and handling medical instruments and supplies, ensuring that examination rooms are clean and ready for patients.
- Consistently and openly communicates with supervisors, providers, and all staff. Ensure patient confidentiality and privacy
Requirements:
- 1 year experience as a Medical Assistant.
- Proficient in Spanish and English.
- Knowledge of medical regulations, medical office procedures, and medical billing procedures.
- Proficiency in using an Electronic Medical Record System for patient charting preferred, or a willingness to learn.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Current certification as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) is preferred but not required.
Personal Qualities:
- You embody a loving attitude towards healthcare, mirroring our clinic's mission and values in your everyday work.
- You possess a strong desire to help improve patient outcomes and provide exceptional service and care.
- You express an unwavering commitment to your role, aiming to make a positive impact on our patients' health and wellbeing.
- Have a strong desire to grow personal skills in your industry.
Skills:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Able to quickly build and maintain rapport with patients and providers of differing backgrounds
- Excellent team player
- Customer-service oriented
- Positive professional insight
- Flexibility and dependability
- Demonstrated good problem-solving skills; sound judgment
- Modern office practices and procedures including email
- Intermediate computer skills
- Attention to detail and excellent follow-through on work tasks
- Able to multitask
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds and push up to 50 pounds (on wheels).
- Must be able to hear staff on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate information to patients and staff.
- Must be able to read memos, computer screens, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents.
- Stand for long periods
- Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouch, reach, kneel, twist/turn.
We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Mon - Fri 8-5
- 4 Paid Holidays
- Opportunity to be part of a growing medical start-up and eligibility for career advancement within the organization to leadership positions.
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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