Medical Assistant (MA)
Location :
Santa Barbara, CA
Job Type :
Temp/Contract
Reference Code :
Franklin Health Center
Job Industry :
Healthcare - Health Services
Job Description :
Pay Rate: $25.00 - $31.00 per hour
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am -5pm
Cross Country Workforce Solutions Group is looking for a Medical Assist to fill a clinic position is the Santa Barbara Area. The Medical Assistant will focus on patient engagement and assisting with various administrative tasks to support the care provided to patients.
The IDEAL CANDIDATE will possess:
- Experience working with underserved.
- Will have the ability to provide excellent customer service and organizational skills.
- Must have the ability to maintain a professional demeanor.
- Ability to take initiative and remain professional at all times.
- Proven track record of working well as part of a team.
- Experience working with electronic medical records.
- Ability to work and excel in a fast paced clinic
- Assist in the delivery of quality health care services
- Performs height, weight, vital signs, and vision tests and records them in the medical record.
- Helps patients to complete medical history forms and prepares patients for examinations and treatment by provider.
- Conducts and/or assists with tests and procedures as directed, such as EKGs, non-stress tests, spirometer, audiometer, venipunctures, skin punctures, strep screen, glucometer, chemical analyzer, and urine tests.
- Assists health service providers with treatments and examinations of patients such as wound care, pelvic exams, minor surgery, and IUD insertions
- Assists in the identification of psychosocial needs and consults with the health service provider or makes referrals to appropriate agencies
- Provides discharge/exit instructions to patients, prepares referral forms, such as treatment authorization, insurance, disability, and employment physical forms, as directed; transcribes doctors' orders and prepares appropriate requisitions and forms.
- Provides discharge/exit instructions to patients, prepares referral forms, such as treatment authorization, insurance, disability, and employment physical forms, as directed; transcribes doctors' orders and prepares appropriate requisitions and forms.
- Takes direction from the assigned healthcare provider (physician or health care practitioner) as to tasks to perform in the engagement of patient care.
Required Qualifications :
Requirements:
Possession of a Medical Assistant Certificate issued by an accredited institution.
Possession of a Valid CA Class C Drivers License
Bilingual: English and Spanish both written and verbal
Phlebotomy Certificate preferred but not required.