Entry-Level Medical Assistant: Back-Office & Patient Care

Mountain Park Health Center; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix, AZ invites a Medical Assistant I to support back-office patient care, ensuring high quality service in line with HIPAA and our guiding principles. The MA I role requires a basic yet solid understanding of MA functions.

Duties include immunization and medication procedures, CLIA testing, specimen collection, EHR documentation, administering provider orders, and preparing exam rooms while maintaining supplies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Graduate of a medical assistant program.
• Current CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs and completes clinical and non-clinical assigned duties, tasks, responsibilities, and assignments in the back office.
• Adheres to and follows procedures for immunization and medication administration, including labeling, storing, and utilization.
• Performs and adheres to CLIA testing instructions; collects specimens, processes and documents results in the EHR.
• Fulfills provider orders within scope of practice and provides patients’ discharge instructions.
• Assists with coordinating the continuity of patient care with internal health departments.
• Maintains proper levels of supplies in exam rooms and prepares exam room for patient care and procedures.
• Identifies and reports any safety hazard by notifying supervisory staff.
• Interviews patient to obtain reason for visit, history, and chief complaints; performs vital signs and other patient care needs, documents the same to complete the patient intake process.
• Utilizes and follows proper charting and documenting procedures for all patient related services, exams, interactions, and assignments performed.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Job description

Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix, AZ invites a Medical Assistant I to support back-office patient care, ensuring high quality service in line with HIPAA and our guiding principles. The MA I role requires a basic yet solid understanding of MA functions.

Duties include immunization and medication procedures, CLIA testing, specimen collection, EHR documentation, administering provider orders, and preparing exam rooms while maintaining supplies.