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Medical Assistant

Location : San Ysidro, CA
Job Type : Direct
Reference Code : 5745
Required Education : High school or equivalent
Job Industry : Healthcare - Health Services

Job Description :
Medical Assistant 

Location:  San Ysidro, CA

Schedule:  Monday - Friday, Days

$19 to $28 hourly DOE

 


The Medical Assistant II assists the provider with examinations, treatments, and special procedures of patients as directed in a clinic setting.


Duties include:

• Performs routine patient care functions as prescribed by licensed health care providers 
• Performs routine clerical functions as assigned (i.e. data entry, answering, screening, and directing phone calls as needed and scheduling appointments).
• Completes chart preparation and huddles with Provider to effectively plan for scheduled patients.
• Completes outreach utilizing recall lists and implements standing protocols to address care gaps.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by specific clinic.
• Documents pertinent patient information, procedures and patient responses in patients' EHR
• Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.
• Handles inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies and materials throughout the day as needed.
• Performs point of care testing, including but not limited to urine tests, pregnancy tests, A1C, and others as directed.
• Assists the physician with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, removal or application of dressings, suturing or wound care.
• Performs inhalation treatments, EKG, visual testing, and audiometric testing.
• Prepares and administers immunizations and medications (oral and injections)


Required Qualifications :


  • High school or equivalent

  • Ability to effectively present information, both verbal and written.

  • Demonstrated ability to use wheelchair, EKG, gurney table, vital machine, pulse oximeter, autoclave.


Preferred:
•Spanish, Tagalog, or Arabic language.


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