Medical Assistant: Patient Care & Clinic Ops Lead

CommonSpirit Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to keep clinics running smoothly and support the clinical team. You will prepare patient charts, assist with examinations, and help manage patient flow and documentation.

Responsibilities include room preparation, vital signs, specimen collection, and assisting with pelvic exams as needed. On-site role with opportunity to contribute to patient care and quality control.

Qualifications

• Trained from an accredited MA program.
• Minimum of 1 year of clinical experience in hospital, clinic or physician's office.
• Experience with obtaining treatment authorization requests, verification of insurance status, and refilling prescription requests.
• Phlebotomist: CA
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Responsibilities

• Prepares examination rooms for patient care and maintains supplies; cleans and disinfects equipment; tracks expiration dates; monitors refrigerator temperature and logs.
• Assists providers in prioritizing patient visits (emergency, urgent, routine) and coordinates Back Office flow.
• Takes vital signs and documents in records; collects labs, urine tests, and records results in patient charts.
• Assists physicians with pelvic exams and minor procedures; schedules appointments and classes; conducts follow-up calls; maintains charts/files.

Skills

Vital signs

Scheduling & front desk

Patient chart prep

Phlebotomy

Urine dipstick & POCT logs

Education

Accredited Medical Assistant program

Tools

Meditech

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to keep clinics running smoothly and support the clinical team. You will prepare patient charts, assist with examinations, and help manage patient flow and documentation.

Responsibilities include room preparation, vital signs, specimen collection, and assisting with pelvic exams as needed. On-site role with opportunity to contribute to patient care and quality control.