Medical Assistant I

Dignity Health; Mount Shasta (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta in Mt. Shasta, California, seeks a Medical Assistant to help keep the day running smoothly for patients and the clinical team.

You will proactively prepare patient charts and coordinate with physicians on-site, handling multiple patients daily. Under RN or licensed practitioner supervision, you will collect labs, vitals, allergies and contact details, document care in the chart, and ensure exam rooms are clean and ready.

Qualifications

• One year experience in an outpatient medical office or physician clinic setting.
• Basic Life Support - CPR.

Responsibilities

• Assist in direct patient care under RN or licensed practitioner; receive assignments and direction.
• Obtain labs or procedure results, vitals, chief complaint, allergies, current phone number and family list for chart updates.
• Document patient care activities accurately in charts or information systems.
• Ensure exam rooms are clean; disinfect equipment and prepare for central supply.
• Perform skills such as vital signs, aseptic technique, non-invasive specimen collection, spirometry, hearing and vision testing, and EKGs.
• Observe patients for significant changes and alert RN or Practitioner as appropriate.

Skills

CPR

Outpatient experience

Education

Associate's Degree

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.

• Assists in the delivery of direct patient care under the oversight of a Registered Nurse and/or licensed medical practitioner and receives written and/or oral assignments and direction
• Obtains labs or procedure results, if not in chart, vital signs, chief complaint, reason for visit, allergies, current phone number and family list
• Documents patient care activities and patient data accurately using appropriate documentation forms and/or information systems
• Ensures exam rooms are clean which includes cleaning surgical equipment, preparing for delivery to central supply and disinfecting all patient contact equipment
• Performs required skills such as, but not limited to, vital sign measurement, aseptic technique, non-invasive specimen collection, spirometry, hearing testing, vision testing and EKGs, etc
• Observes patients carefully for significant changes and alerts RN and/or Practitioner immediately as appropriate

Job Requirements

Required

• One year experience in a outpatient medical office or physician clinic setting
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Associate's Degree in a related field
• Two years experience in a clinical setting

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1938, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a 25-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Mt. Shasta, California. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$25.00 - $26.18 /hour