Medical Assistant Lead - Santa Maria, United States - Pacific Central Coast Health Center
Description
Overview
Dignity Health's Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton spanning the coast.
Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services.PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast's award-winning network of outstanding hospitals imaging centers laboratories and post-acute services.
Responsibilities Job Summary**:
In keeping with the Pacific Central Coast Health Centers philosophy under the direction and supervision of the Operational and/or Medical Director the Lead Medical Assistant operates in a team with other clinic healthcare providers and support staff.
The Lead assists medical providers with minor diagnostic procedures and treatments as directed; taking vital signs maintaining records and recording test results.
In addition this position assists in the scheduling and supervising of assigned staff provides ongoing performance feedback and acts as a key communicator between the clinical staff and Site Coordinator.
The Lead serves as a primary evaluator for interviews and as a preceptor for newly hired staff and assures all critical tasks are completed per clinic protocols.
Minimum Required:
- Customer service related experience working with the general public (2 years).
- Medical Assistant experience (2 years).
- ICD9 coding experience (2 years).
- CPT4 coding experience (2 years).
- Graduate from an accredited Medical Assisting Program.
- Reads speaks understands and writes proficiently in English.
- Effectively communicates orally and in writing.
- Works independently and is selfdirected.
- Supports motivates and sustains a teamoriented culture.
- Organizes prioritizes and coordinates multiple activities and tasks.
- Applies skills in employee relations: scheduling hiring firing progressive discipline and etc.
- Demonstrates leadership and basic management skills.
- Works with initiative energy and effectiveness in a fastpaced environment.
- Remains calm and effective in high pressure and emergency situations.
- Produces work in high quantity and quality.
- Problemsolves with creativity and ingenuity.
- Use of multiline telephones and other office machines.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
Preferred:
- Supervisory/management experience (2 years).
- Experience in a multiple provider medical practice.
- Working with insurance/billing in a healthcare setting/insurance organization.
- Healthcare information systems such as electronic health record and practice management systems experience.
- Phlebotomy Certification.
- Bilingual Spanish speaking.
Qualifications
Pay Range
$ $28.48 /hour
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