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Certified Medical Assistant - Flexible Hours + Multiple Day Shifts Available
TRA Medical Imaging
Tacoma (WA)
Hybrid
USD 60,000 - 80,000
Full time
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Job summary
TRA Medical Imaging seeks a Certified Medical Assistant to provide support in an imaging center. Responsibilities include patient preparation, administrative tasks, and ensuring high-quality service. Join a physician-owned practice committed to patient-centered care and professional growth.
Benefits
Qualifications
- One year clinical and/or office experience preferred.
- Medical Assistant - Certified in WA state required.
- Current BLS certification required.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for examinations using AIDET.
- Assist with setting up coils and phantom equipment.
- Monitor appointment lists and perform patient check-in.
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$22.70/hr - $36.59/hr
Job Summary:
The Certified Medical Assistant is responsible for providing support to technologists and other clinical site staff as needed and displays a high level of customer service skills, multi-tasking skills, and is a strong team player. The Medical Assistant (MA) demonstrates significant familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within an imaging center including but not limited to interviewing patients, measuring and recording information in patient charts, and preparing and maintaining examination and treatment areas. This position relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job as established by practice medical and administrative leadership. The MA works under immediate supervision and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Site Operations Supervisor and other clinical leadership.
Pay and Benefits:
Pay: $22.70 - $36.59 per hour based on relevant experience, skills, and abilities.
Benefits Highlights:
- Generous PTO: Up to 17 days/year for new employees + 9 holidays + rollover
- 401(k): 3% automatic employer contribution + 3% match
- Annual pay increases
- Full benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, mental wellness
- For more detailed benefits synopsis visit our careers page
- Gig Harbor (0.8 FTE): Tuesday-Friday 10:30am-7:00pm (8hr shifts)
- Olympia (1.0 FTE): Monday-Friday, 10:30am-7:00pm (8hr shifts)
- Tacoma (1.0 FTE): Sunday-Wednesday, 7:00am-5:30pm (10hr shifts)
- Tacoma (1.0 FTE): Wednesday-Saturday, 7:00am-5:30pm (10hr shifts)
- Puyallup - Sunrise (1.0 FTE): Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Saturday, 7:00am-5:30pm (10hr shifts)
- Puyallup - 222 (0.6 FTE): Saturday-Sunday, 6:30am-7:00pm (12hr shifts)
- Bonney Lake (1.0 FTE): Monday-Friday, 10:30am-7:00pm (8hr shifts)
- Float (1.0 FTE): Monday-Friday, Variable shifts and locations
- Per Diem
About TRA Medical Imaging
TRA Medical Imaging is a premier, physician-owned and physician-led radiology practice with a 100+ year history of serving the communities of the South Puget Sound region. Centered in Tacoma, WA, TRA has a geographic presence extending from Seattle to Olympia. TRA takes pride in diversity and inclusion, a philosophy that aligns well with our Pacific Northwest values.
We are led by a progressive group of approximately 100 sub-specialized radiologists who take pride in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while fostering a practice culture intended to feel more like a family than a corporation.
Why Choose TRA Medical Imaging
TRA is an independent, stable, and diversified practice with a broad clinical and geographic footprint. Our governance structure is transparent, democratic and equitable with an unwavering commitment to physician leadership and autonomy. As part of that promise, TRA welcomes employee participation and collaboration and is committed to providing personalized professional development opportunities.
Our commitment to culture is evidenced by our certification as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work and embodied by our mission statement: Trust our family to care for yours. TRA has been the respected provider of excellence in medical imaging in the South Sound since 1918. Join our team as we write the next 100 years of the TRA story.
Want to learn more about TRA’s commitment to patients, employees and our community? Visit https://www.tranow.com/about/careers/ and explore your future with us today!
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Essential Job Functions:
All Roles
- Undergo Peripheral IV Access and De-Access competency training and skills sign-off
- Check work email daily.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
- Handle routine office administrative procedures including word processing, sorting and reviewing referrals, faxing and keeping workstations/patient areas clean and organized.
- Have general knowledge or radiology procedures including: X-Ray, Bone Densitometry, CT, Mammography, MRI, PET/CT, and Interventional Radiology.
Patient-oriented tasks:
- Prepare patient for examination using AIDET, including properly identifying patients, escorting patients through the clinic, explain gowning and patient safety measures.
- Telephone and in-person screening, limited to intake and gathering of information without requiring exercise of judgment.
- Assist patient in the exam room, including patients with mobility limitations
- Take patient vital signs
- Obtain a history from the patient pertinent to the exam being done
- Provides patients with after exam instructions and expectations
- Complete modality safety screening form with the patient
- Start IVs using established procedures
- When necessary, obtain labs pertinent to the exam being done
- Place EKG leads as needed for certain exams
- Assist with setting up coils and phantom equipment
- Observe patient signs and symptoms
- Properly prepare pathology samples for lab processing
- Set-up exam room and sanitize exam room, including restocking linens and supplies
- Monitor appointment lists
- Perform patient check-in and scheduling as needed
- Assist registration specialists as needed
- Access and utilize PACS system as needed
- Obtain chart notes and prior exam results pertinent to the studies being done on patients falling under proper criteria
- Maintain and record medication records
- Following up on test results as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Upload CD images and burn CDs
- Provide accurate information to key customers
Education/Work Experience
- High school diploma or GED required.
- One year clinical and/or office experience preferred.
- Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the American Association of Medical Assistants or the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA)
- Medical Assistant - Certified in WA state
- HIV/AIDS course completion
- Current BLS certification
- High proficiency in the use of computers and information systems such as Radiology Information (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS).
- Have general knowledge of radiology procedures including: X-Ray, Bone Densitometry, Mammography, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and Interventional Radiology.
- Compliance with the TRA Medical Imaging incident reporting policy and procedures
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and carry out instructions effectively
- Ability to demonstrate effective customer service skills
- Have effective oral and written skills, communicating professionally with other employees, medical facilities, patients, and customers
Work is classified as moderate in physical requirements. Must be able to assist in supporting patients of varying weight. Ability to stand, walk or sit for extended periods of time. Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction. Also requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment as necessary.
Mental Requirements
Work requires high attention to detail and the ability to handle mentally stressful situations. The ability to maintain high level of sensitivity towards confidential information is also required.
Working/Environmental Conditions
Work environment consists of normal office or administrative working conditions. There may be exposure to communicable diseases. There will be limited exposure to ionizing radiation.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
- Seniority levelEntry level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionHealth Care Provider
- IndustriesHospitals and Health Care
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