Medical Assistant

Dignity Health; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers in California are seeking a Medical Assistant to support patients and the clinical team. You will proactively prepare charts, ensure information is up-to-date, and help manage multiple patients when physicians are on-site.

You will take vital signs, assist with exams, maintain clean exam rooms, and prepare patients for treatment. CPR certification and a completed MA program are required, with preference for a certified/registered MA and 1–3

Qualifications

• Must have completed a medical assistant training program.
• Basic Life Support - CPR within 90 days.
• Preferred: Certified/Registered Medical Assistant.
• Preferred: 1–3 years medical assistant experience.
• Preferred: experience in clinic specialty.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patient charts and ensure up-to-date information for patients seen.
• Maintain exam rooms, stock supplies, and ensure instruments are clean.
• Prepare patients for treatment and examinations.
• Take patient vital signs and record findings.
• Perform vision and hearing tests and record results.

Skills

CPR / Basic Life Support

Education

Medical Assistant Training Program

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Medical Assistant, you'll keep the day running smoothly and efficiently for your patients and clinical team. Every day, you will take the lead on proactively preparing patient charts, ensuring all information is obtained and up-to-date for those seen in our facility. You can expect to have multiple patients daily depending on the number of physicians are on-site. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others, work efficiently, and your empathy for our patients.

• Patient and Exam Room Preparation
• Maintain the exam rooms assuring that they are clean and well stocked with the necessary supplies, medical instruments are washed and rinsed by hand and dried in the morning and returned to the exam rooms before the arrival of the first patients.
• Prepares the exam rooms for the reception of the patient and according to the needs of the provider and the exam to be performed.
• Prepares patients both physically and psychologically for treatment and examinations.
• Takes patient vital signs including temperature, blood pressures, pulse, respirations. weight and height and records these findings on the clinicians progress notes.
• Performs vision and hearing tests for all patients as required and records the results on the progress notes.

Job Requirements

Required

• Must have completed a medical assistant training program.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Certified/Registered Medical Assistant preferred.
• 1-3 years medical assistant experience preferred.
• Experience preferred in area of clinic specialty.

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast. Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$26.06 - $36.81 /hour