Lead Medical Assistant - Full Time

Riverside Medical Clinic; Temescal Valley (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Medical Clinic in Riverside, CA is seeking a qualified Medical Assistant to support physicians and care teams, perform routine clinical tasks, and ensure smooth patient flow.

You will assist in examinations, manage patient data, administer medications as prescribed, monitor vital signs, and maintain infection control standards. A CMA certification and BLS are required. Join a community-focused clinic with opportunities for professional development and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; CMA certification preferred.
• Medical Assistant Certification and current BLS required.
• Certified in infection control and patient care best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional guidance to Medical Assistants and support clinical offices.
• Assist in examinations under physician direction and ensure proper scheduling of tests.
• Collect patient data, document accurately, and ensure chart is up to date.
• Administer medications as prescribed and document time, dosage, and route.
• Perform EKG, pulse oximetry, inhalation treatments, and operate relevant equipment as certified.
• Prepare treatment rooms, assist physicians, and maintain sterile techniques.
• Maintain medical records and ensure physician orders are carried out.
• Inventory and order medical supplies; discard expired samples and supplies.

Skills

Infection control

Patient data collection

Sterile technique

Vital signs

Team-based care

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certification

Current AHA BLS Healthcare Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

Come and join the RMC Family! We have been in the community since 1935. Our mission is to provide comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are invaluable to us and our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development. Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Riverside Medical Clinic is the best place to work, practice medicine, and receive care.

Summary

Provides functional guidance to Medical Assistants based on current work flows. Responsible for covering clinical offices based on operational need. Assists in the examination of patients under the direction of a Physician or Allied Health professional, and in accordance with M.A. scope of practice. Thorough knowledge of infection control and aseptic techniques. Responsible for maintaining smooth patient flow by accurate assessment of patients needs, thorough attention to physician orders and properly scheduling and follow-up of tests and procedures performed on patient. Act as an intermediary between physician and patients when necessary to more appropriately use the physician time.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. One (1) year medical group experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Medical Assistant Certification and current AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association certification required.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Note: (other duties may be assigned, deleted or changed at any time, at the discretion of management, formally, or informally, either verbally or in writing).

1. Provides functional guidance to Medical Assistants based on current work flows.
2. Cooperates in the cross training of this position to ensure coverage at all times.
3. Collection of patient data to include record keeping to ensure chart is in order. Logs appropriate procedures and tests. Billing and patient charges are kept current. Tick sheets are done accurately and on time. Patient instruction-injections and scheduled medications are documented accurately.
4. Preparation of Patients to include vital signs, charting, attends to the individual needs of the patient, prepare patient for minor procedures. Ensure that patient has the correct consent information completed.
5. Demonstrates technical skills by following all safety policies and procedures involving patient care, i.e. injections, handling instruments, cleaning wounds, handling body fluids. Practices good sterile technique involving minor surgical procedures and handling injuries, wounds, etc.
6. Explain procedure to patient and family to gain cooperation, understanding, and to ease apprehension.
7. Prepare treatment room for examination of patients; assist physician with procedures; clean examination rooms and sterilize appropriate equipment after use.
8. Administer prescribed medication orally or by injection (per policy scope of service) and document time, dosage and route on patient chart.
9. Perform electrocardiograph (EKG), pulse oximetry, inhalation treatments, and operate other equipment, as certified.
10. Complete all documentation to ensure accurate medical records. Assure that physician has signed chart; review physician orders to verify that all orders have been carried out. Return patient charts to medical records.
11. Inventory and order medical supplies and materials, as needed.
12. Responsible for ensuring all expired sample medications and patient supplies are discarded upon expiration date.
13. Supports and practices the policies and procedures of nursing services.
14. Function in the scope of Medical Assistant practice and Riverside Medical Clinic policies and procedures.
15. Maintains current BLS certification.

About Universal Health Services

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