Certified Medical Assistant-Primary Care

MultiCare Health System; Lakewood (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System seeks a Certified Medical Assistant for its Primary Care team in Lakewood, WA. This full-time position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus and requires strong clinical skills and customer care experience. Join a mission-driven organization committed to patient well-being with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program required.
• Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C) necessary.
• Minimum of one year experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organizing patient flow in collaboration with front office.
• Obtaining vital signs and assisting patients for exams.
• Performing specimen collection including venipuncture.

Skills

Vital Signs

Venipuncture

Patient Care

Clerical Skills

Education

Completion of accredited Medical Assistant program

Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C)

Job description

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Certified Medical Assistant-Primary Care

Apply locations Lakewood, Washington time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR53052

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

*******URGENTLY HIRING!!!*****
$5,000 sign on bonus for external applicants with 1 year experience and a 2- year commitment.

FTE: 1.0 , Shift: Days, Schedule: 9:30 to 6pm, M to F

Position Summary

The Certified Medical Assistant (MA-C) is an integral part of the Physician/Advanced Practice Provider (APP) office team working under the direction and supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. Work situations require performance of safe clinical skills within the scope of practice of the MA-C. The MA-C has continuous contact with physicians, APPs, nurses, front office staff, patients and their families/caregivers.

Responsibilities:

• Fulfills patient care responsibilities as assigned which may include:
  • Organizing patient flow in collaboration with the front office staff
  • Interviewing patients
  • Obtaining vital signs
  • Assisting patients in preparing for exams or treatments
  • Performing specimen collection, including venipuncture
  • Administration of medications in compliance with Washington State Department of Health regulations and documented competency
  • Relaying instructions/information to patients and their families/caregivers
• Fulfills clerical responsibilities as assigned which may include:
  • Sending and receiving of patient medical records
  • Facilitating patient referrals
  • Preparing forms for patients

Requirements:

• Completion of an accredited program for Medical Assistants
• Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration , Kindness and Joy . Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” in 2023
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $24.58 - $35.36 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .