Patient-Focused Medical Assistant with Flexible Schedule

The Wright Center for Community Health; Carbondale (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wright Center for Community Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to support clinical teams and patient care across the health center. This role involves vital signs, specimen handling, injections, and EMR data entry, with supervision from the Medical Assistant Manager and care providers.

Qualifications include a Medical Assistant program certificate or CMA/CNA preferred, BLS/CPR, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Medical Assistant/Administrative Medical Assistant/Nurse Aide program.
• Bilingual skills are highly desired.
• Basic Life Support/CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist primary clinical teams and support care delivery.
• Perform vital signs and collect recent test results.
• Prepare patients and gather information for visits.
• Enter requisitions in EMR and prepare specimens.
• Schedule appointments and manage patient check-in/check-out.
• Provide back-up to coworkers and participate in quality initiatives.

Skills

EMR proficiency

Bilingual

Patient care

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant certification

Tools

EMR systems

CPR certification

Job description

The Wright Center for Community Health is seeking a Medical Assistant to support clinical teams and patient care across the health center. This role involves vital signs, specimen handling, injections, and EMR data entry, with supervision from the Medical Assistant Manager and care providers.

Qualifications include a Medical Assistant program certificate or CMA/CNA preferred, BLS/CPR, and strong communication skills.