Medical Assistant - PCP Tempe

Position Details

Department : PCP | Tempe

Location : Tempe

Shift : Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category : Medical Assistants

Posting # : 973913

Employee Type : Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note : Medical Assistant - Pediatrics Primary Care (Full-Time)

Tempe | 6301 S. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ. 85283 (McClintock Dr. & Guadalupe Rd.)

Monday - Friday | 8 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM

Our established Pediatrics Primary Care Office in the Tempe area is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Medical Assistant to join our team in a full-time back office role.

Position Details :

Schedule : Full-Time, Monday through Friday (8 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM)

Setting : Back office role in a busy primary care office

Preferred Experience : Pediatric experience highly desirable

Certification Requirement : Must hold current CMA (AAMA) or RMA (AMT) certification - or be eligible and willing to obtain certification within 90 days of hire

Duties Include (but not limited to) :

Rooming patients and recording vital signs

Administering vaccinations and medications

Assisting with in-office procedures

Performing EKGs, specimen collection, and other back office support

Documenting in the electronic medical record (EMR) system

Ideal Candidate :

Compassionate, detail-oriented, and team-focused

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication and clinical skills

Pediatric experience is a plus

If you're looking for a supportive team and a great work environment in a thriving community, we'd love to hear from you!

This role works under the direction of a licensed health care professional and performs various clinical and administrative tasks for the assigned area. The Medical Assistant is expected to carry out the mission, vision, and values of Phoenix Children's. A continuous exhibition of professionalism, strong ethical conduct, and integrity must be carried out at all times. Interdepartmental collaboration, high standards of work performance, keeping a positive attitude and adhering to the policies and procedures of Phoenix Children's is essential. This position requires current and continuous certification from the American Association of Medical Assistants (CMA) or American Medical Technologists (RMA) in the field of Medical Assisting or the ability to acquire within 90 days of hire. Anyone hired prior to 11 / 30 / 2021 has one year from their date of hire to obtain their required Medical Assistant Certification.

Position Duties

• Consistent with Medical Assistant education and under the direction of a licensed health care professional, the Certified Medical Assistant performs the following clinical responsibilities including but not limited to :

a) Measures and records vital signs, growth parameters, medical histories, and signs and symptoms into the electronic health record

b) Communicates patient related information to the licensed health care provider

c) Performs electrocardiograms, pulmonary function tests, and other diagnostic testing within the Medical Assisting scope

d) Collects laboratory specimens (including blood specimens)

e) Performs point of care testing

f) Prepares and administers medication at the direction of a licensed health care provider and adheres to all regulations, guidelines, and policies for medication labeling, security and storage, inventory management and disposal.

g) Performs routine screening tests

h) Assists the provider with exams and procedures

i) Removes sutures, changes dressings, applies bandages and other first aid procedures

j) Prepares and instructs patients about examinations, diagnostic tests, medications, special diets, and health maintenance

k) Disposes of bio-hazardous materials in accordance with OSHA safety standards and hospital policies

l) Demonstrates infection control standards related to hand washing and standard precautions including ensuring that all equipment in exam room is cleaned according to hospital policies

m) Follows Phoenix Children's and OSHA safety rules and procedures at all times

n) Upholds HIPAA regulations

a) Processes and communicates prescription refills to pharmacies as authorized by a licensed health care provider in accordance with regulations, policies and approved departmental protocols.

b) Obtains prior authorizations for medication

c) Obtains prior authorizations for DME

d) Screens telephone calls and takes accurate clinical messages within the Medical Assisting scope of practice as well as in accordance with Phoenix Children's policies

e) Returns patient calls with provider directed instructions

f) Assists patients and providers in completing documentation and any other

paperwork in which a provider is required to disclose and / or attest to

g) Utilizes medication reconciliation tools within EHR.

h) Cleans and restocks exam rooms

i) In some clinics, may serve as a witness to cycle counting and wasting of controlled substances

j) Follows appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by :

Values