Medical Assistant III - Float

City of Hope; Irwindale (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Medical Assistant III Float to support a busy primary care team in Irwindale, California. You will prepare exam rooms, collect vital signs, and assist providers during exams while maintaining patient safety and comfort.

You will manage scheduling, referrals, pre-certifications, and telehealth visits, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with healthcare regulations. A strong emphasis on infection control and teamwork will guide daily duties.

Qualifications

• Two years of clinical Medical Assistant experience in a primary care setting, including laboratory testing and processing diagnostic orders.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for patient visits by reviewing records, updating documentation, and ensuring exam rooms are ready.
• Room patients, collect vital signs, update medication and allergy information, and report abnormal findings to the care team.
• Assist providers during exams and procedures while maintaining patient safety and comfort.
• Perform routine clinical duties, including injections, phlebotomy, specimen collection, basic nursing procedures, and patient education within scope of practice.
• Support scheduling, referrals, pre-certifications, telehealth visits, and care coordination activities.
• Maintain compliance with infection control, OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Manage clinical supplies, equipment sterilization, and laboratory specimen handling.
• Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical MA experience

Infusion scheduling

Staff mentoring/precepting

Clinic throughput leadership

Procedural clinic leadership

Sterile processing/equipment mgmt

Quality improvement initiatives

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program

Job description

Medical Assistant III Float

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Prepare for patient visits by reviewing records, updating documentation, and ensuring exam rooms are ready.
• Room patients, collect vital signs, update medication and allergy information, and report abnormal findings to the care team.
• Assist providers during exams and procedures while maintaining patient safety and comfort.
• Perform routine clinical duties, including injections, phlebotomy, specimen collection, basic nursing procedures, and patient education within scope of practice.
• Support scheduling, referrals, pre-certifications, telehealth visits, and care coordination activities.
• Maintain compliance with infection control, OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Manage clinical supplies, equipment sterilization, and laboratory specimen handling.
• Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Your qualifications should include:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Two years of clinical Medical Assistant experience in a primary care setting, including laboratory testing and processing diagnostic orders.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Infusion scheduling and schedule management
  • Mentoring or precepting staff
  • Clinic throughput leadership
  • Procedural clinic leadership
  • Sterile processing/equipment management
  • Quality improvement initiatives
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Specialty-specific clinical assisting experience preferred.

Additional Information:

• This position is represented by a collective bargaining unit.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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