Specialty Medical Assistant

CommonSpirit Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) seek a Medical Assistant to support clinicians by preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, and entering accurate data into EMR systems. You will act as a navigator, coordinating care with physicians and other healthcare teams to ensure efficient visits and high-quality care.

Experience in high-acuity settings and a Medical Assistant training program are required; CPR within 90 days is also required.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant training program.
• 3 years of experience in a high-acuity specialty setting (e.g., Pulmonology, Oncology, Infusion, etc.).
• Basic Life Support - CPR within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam rooms, take vital signs, maintain inventory, and accurately enter data in patient records and charts.
• Serve as clinic Navigator to an assigned Provider throughout the Patient’s care in a high acuity environment.
• Perform specialty-related functions requiring knowledge of standards of care, data management and independent judgment (e.g., bone marrow biopsies, genetic testing, deep joint injections, ultrasounds, bone marrow aspirations, lumbar punctures).
• Super user and efficient navigation of the clinic’s EMR system.
• Identify normal and abnormal symptoms in a high-acuity environment; report urgent symptoms to Provider STAT and maintain communication on urgent lab results.
• Interface with multidisciplinary teams daily to coordinate patient needs (blood transfusions, hydration, ER admission, imaging/lab, Home/Health Hospice).

Skills

CPR certification

Education

Medical Assistant training program

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Medical Assistant, you will be an indispensable clinical partner, elevating patient care and optimizing physician efficiency through advanced support.

Every day, you will expertly manage clinical documentation within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), accurately perform ancillary healthcare services, and execute specific physician instructions, ensuring precise and efficient patient visits.

To be successful in this role, you will combine advanced clinical proficiency with exceptional attention to detail, a strong aptitude for electronic health records, and a proactive approach to supporting high-quality patient care.

• Will perform typical Medical Assistant duties such as preparing exam rooms, taking vital signs, maintaining proper inventory levels, accurately entering data in patient records and charts, accurately recording data in medicine logs, etc.

• Serve as clinic Navigator to an assigned Provider throughout the course of the Patient’s care in a high acuity environment.

• Perform specialty related functions in the clinic requiring knowledge and integration of standards of care, data management and independent judgment. Examples include but are not limited to: a) assistance with bone marrow biopsies, b) arranging for genetic testing and management of results, c) assistance with high level procedures (deep joint injections, ultrasounds, bone marrow aspirations, lumbar punctures and biopsies).

• Super user and able to efficiently and effectively navigate clinic’s assigned medical record system.

• Identify normal and abnormal symptomatology through high acuity environment experience. Report specific urgent symptoms to Provider STAT. Close communication loop on all urgent symptoms and critical lab results.

• Interface with the multidisciplinary clinical teams on a daily basis for example: pharmacy, chemotherapy, infusion nursing, hospital teams including OR and Imaging. To ensure successful scheduling of complication patient needs: (blood transfusions, hydration, ER admission, Hospital Admission, STAT Imaging/lab, Home/Health Hospice).

Job Requirements

Required

• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant training program.

• 3 Year’s experience in high-acuity specialty setting for example: Pulmonology, Oncology & Hematology, Infusion, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Gynecologic Oncology, Neurosurgery, Surgical Oncology, Peds Cardiology.

• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast. Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.

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Pay Range

$26.06 - $36.81 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.