Medical Assistant I

Job Details

Job Location

Mckee Clinic - San Jose, CA

Position Type

Full-Time / Part-Time

Education Level

Medical Assistant Certificate

Salary Range

$22.54 - $26.13 Hourly

Job Category

Health Care

Description

Overall Summary

Medical Assistants I provide patient care under the orders and guidance of clinicians in accordance with Bay Area Community Health (BACH) clinic protocols and policies. Medical Assistant I, under Clinic Operations Management supervision, will perform various assignment within their scope of practice to support comprehensive quality medical care. Medical Assistants will be providing support in various clinic departments within BACH that include, but not limited to, Primary Care, Pediatrics, OB / GYN, Optometry, and Podiatry.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms daily as per supply / instrument check list
• Review electronic patient chart information to prepare for patient visits
• Huddle daily with providers to plan for patient visits.
• Prepare patients for exams to include, but not limited to, point of care tests or procedure
• Document completed patient screening questionnaire in EHR
• Prepare instruments, equipment and trays for patient visits
• Pend in-house lab orders and vaccines
• Vaccine administrations
• Carry out patient rooming responsibilities
• GIC completion
• Perform downtime procedure, as needed
• Proper specimen collection and procedure
• Continually monitor patient flow, including wait times in exam rooms, or remind providers when they are running behind.
• Provide patient education materials and instructions for referrals, imaging, and tests
• Consistently demonstrate GUEST principles toward patients, colleagues, supervisors and external customers and suppliers.
• Make robust confirmation calls
• Scheduling appointments
• Medication reconciliations
• Comply with all regulatory and clinic procedures and measures, HIPAA, and exam room and lab cleanliness, infection control and waste disposal as per protocol.
• Stock clinic supplies, purge expired items, and other clinic duties as assigned
• Work flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and overtime, as necessary and work at any other BACH clinics as assigned.

Secondary Responsibilities :

Qualifications

Qualifications :

Required education, experience, training

Preferred education, experience, training

Physical Demands :

This position requires :