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Celebrating Life Community Health Center

Medical Assistant

Celebrating Life Community Health Center, Mission Viejo, California, us, 92690

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Base pay range $22.00/hr - $23.00/hr

Job Overview Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining treatment rooms, draping and positioning patients, handing equipment, supplies, and instruments to the physician, taking vital signs, performing vision tests, assisting with treatments, maintaining equipment, conducting visual field tests, and managing inventory supplies. Duties also involve handling electronic medical records (EMR) and patient scheduling.

Supervision: Reports directly to the Back Office Manager.

Responsibilities

Schedule appointments.

Send appropriate information to various departments and medical offices.

Ensure timely services rendered to patients.

Arrange and assist patients in understanding instructions for ancillary services.

Document patient chief complaints.

Check floor stock and sample medications, discard expired medications, and re-order as needed.

Assist patients to examination rooms and maintain availability to the physician as needed.

Perform visual testing and on-site testing accurately.

File patient lab results, x-ray, EKG, scans, and other documents after doctor signs off.

Assist physicians in medical examinations and minor surgeries.

Maintain inventory, ordering, and facility maintenance.

Administer injections under physician direction.

Update and maintain required logs.

Translate for providers and office staff as requested.

Prepare office for site reviews and audits.

Perform tasks under the direction of the provider and management.

Maintain patient care areas by daily cleaning, immediate cleaning following infectious exposure, and inventorying supplies.

Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

Follow rules and procedures for information requests and releases.

Report equipment or supply needs and malfunctions.

Maintain general office equipment, including CPR carts and emergency supplies.

Qualifications

Medical Assistant Certificate (preferred)

BLS/CPR Certified (required)

Fluency in Spanish, Farsi, or Russian (Preferred)

High school diploma or equivalent (Required)

Experience

Medical Assistant: 2 years (Preferred)

EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)

Vital signs: 1 year (Preferred)

Benefits

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Free parking

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid sick time

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Schedule 12pm - 9pm

Job Type Full-time

Pay $22.00 - $23.00 per hour

Work Location In person - Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Relocation Relocate before starting work (Required)

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full-time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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