Per Diem Medical Assistant Ambulatory - Sunset Primary Care

University-Medical-Center-of-Southern-Nevada; Henderson (NV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant to support clinicians in a busy ambulatory clinic in Las Vegas. The role includes front desk and back-office support, specimen collection, and basic clinical tasks under supervision.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program, at least one year of ambulatory experience, BLS, and licensure as an Office Laboratory Assistant or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized medical assistant program and one year medical assisting experience in an ambulatory/clinical setting.
• BLS certification required; Office Laboratory Assistant license may be required within 60 days of hire.
• One year of front desk experience required.
• One year of back-office support experience for a primary care provider required.
• EPIC experience preferred.
• Must have or obtain an Office Laboratory Assistant license within one month of hiring.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic.
• Assists physicians and other licensed providers to provide cost-effective, quality patient care.
• Supports front desk operations and back-office workflow to maintain clinic efficiency.

Skills

Front desk experience

Back-office support

EPIC experience

Office Laboratory Assistant license

Education

Medical Assistant program graduate

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN ( NEVADA PERS)

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Position Summary: Performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting physicians and other licensed providers to provide cost effective, quality patient care.

Education/Experience:

Graduation from a recognized medical assistant program and one (1) year medical assisting experience in an ambulatory/clinical setting.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA). Some position may require an Office Lab Assistant License within sixty (60) days of hire.

• Minimum of one (1) year of front desk experience required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of back-office support experience for a primary care provider required.
• One (1) year of EPIC experience preferred.
• Must have an Office Laboratory Assistant license or obtain one within one month of hiring.

Knowledge of: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; operation of general office equipment; basic medical terminology; basic mathematics; medical equipment; and universal precautions; knowledge of referral processing, scheduling, data entry; knowledge of software applications; department and hospital safety practices; patient rights; infection control practices and policies; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.

Skill in: Procuring specimens through nasopharyngeal or oral swabs according to established procedures; vaccination activities; injection and aseptic technique; performing noninvasive procedures ie EKG; processing Point of Care testing; skill in supporting clinical team and patients to achieve annual wellness care and transitional care documentation; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Requires to test people for COVID-19. It will require long lengths of standing, and will require those running the tests to swab patients and send in their swabs for testing. Employees will all wear PPE while testing patients. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.