Medical Assistant: Front & Clinical Care Specialist

Neighborhood Outreach Access To Health; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH) is seeking a Medical Assistant for the Copperwood Health Center in Glendale, AZ. The role supports providers in diagnostic testing, examinations, education, and patient treatment, while handling clerical tasks as needed.

Requirements include a High School diploma or GED, MA certification or approved program, and BLS certification. Bilingual Spanish/English skills are preferred and a background in a medical office is advantageous.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Certified/Registered Medical Assistant or completion of an accredited MA program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Experience in medical settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works in a team model to improve patient experience and access to care.
• Prepares patients for examination, takes vitals, and records health history.
• Sets up EKG machines, administers injections and medications, and performs routine specimen collection and tests.
• Prepares equipment and examination rooms and cleans instruments.
• Assists provider with medical treatments, procedures, and exams.
• Manages inventory of medical supplies and equips exam rooms with appropriate supplies.
• Receives and directs phone calls, schedules appointments, checks-in patients, obtains necessary patient information to file and updates patient records, and ensures all forms and consents are completed by patients.
• Checks-out patients, assists with referral processing, and arranges laboratory services.
• May travel to offsite locations to perform diagnostic testing and assist in physical exam components, TB testing, Injections, and others.
• Organizes and communicates with insurance companies for authorizations for therapies, testing and specialist referrals.
• Attends, participates, and/or assists in meetings, trainings, community outreach activities, continuing education opportunities, and other activities as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Medical front/back-office

Patient care

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified or Registered Medical Assistant

BLS certification

Medical Assistant program completion

Job description

Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH) is seeking a Medical Assistant for the Copperwood Health Center in Glendale, AZ. The role supports providers in diagnostic testing, examinations, education, and patient treatment, while handling clerical tasks as needed.

Requirements include a High School diploma or GED, MA certification or approved program, and BLS certification. Bilingual Spanish/English skills are preferred and a background in a medical office is advantageous.