Medical Assistant - Swedish Midwifery Issaquah

Description

Medical Assistant I - Swedish Midwifery Issaquah at Swedish Medical Group

The MA I works unders the delegation of a licensed practioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing basic patient care to assigned patients. Basic patient care needs will be met though both administrative and clinical duties. An MA I is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.

Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system

In this position you will:

• Greet and prepare patients for the practitioner. Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, presenting problem, and other medical information.
• Ensure confirmation of patient identity with each patient encounter.
• Document all interactions in patient's medical record.
• Under the delegation of a licensed practitioner and as appropriate per role and certfication, obtain specimens, perform required testing, administer medications via oral, topical, otic, ophthalmalogic or inhaled routes; administer vaccines including combination or multi-dose vaccines.
• Under the delegation of a licensed practitioner, assist or perform point of care tests and clinical procedures as appropriate to scope of role and certification.

Required qualifications :

• Medical assisting experience in a clinic setting (0-6 months)
• Active MA-I, MA-R or MA-C in state of WA
• If in Active Interim Certification Status (MA-I), incumbent must pass one of the following exams within 180 days of hire: AMCA, AAMA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, or NAHP
• Incumbent must obtain MA-R certification within 60 days of being hired
• Current BLS - Must be AHA accredited
• Washington Medical Assistant Certification (Vendor Managed) upon hire
• National Medical Assistant Certification (Vendor Managed) upon hire
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association (Vendor Managed) upon hire

Preferred qualifications:

• Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants or alternate training program
• Prior experience providing a high level of customer service in a fast paced environment
• 6 months previous experience in a healthcare setting working with an Electronic Health record (EHR)

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

o $5,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by Providence that begin on your first day of employment.

o At Swedish, we are passionate about healthcare for our caregivers. Full-time caregivers (0.75-1.0 FTE) who earn less than $60,000 per year will be offered the Swedish PPO Medical Plan with a $0 premium cost, including dependent coverage.

About Swedish Medical Group

Swedish Medical Group (SMG) is a successful, performance-driven division of Swedish Health Services, the largest non-profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area. The SMG network includes 128 primary care and specialty care clinics.

We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits - see our website for details - https://caregiver.ehr.com

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Requsition ID: 104450

Company: Swedish Jobs

Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute)

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Clinical Support

Department: 3908 FLOAT PERSONNEL WA 1

Address: WA Seattle 800 Fifth Ave

Pay Range: $18.69 - $28.44

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Swedish Health Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.