Medical Assistant, Los Angeles-Pico, Ca.
National Health Foundation
Los Angeles, california
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Medical Assistant
REPORTS TO: LVN Manager
LOCATION: Los Angeles, Ca
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
SALARY: $20.00 - $23.00 Hourly Rate
PERTINENT INFORMATION:
- Work Shift: Sunday - Thursday 11:30AM - 8:00PM
Responsibilities and Initiatives
To help NHF meet its growth goals, the Medical Assistant will:
- Conduct intake and discharges for our guests.
- Complete registration packets with our guests for clinic visits.
- Conduct rounds in our facility, obtaining vital signs, assisting with blood sugars checks and or information as needed.
- Triage guests and prepare them for nurses’ assessment, updating guest charts daily using CRM database system, and scheduling appointments with them.
- Monitor medication management based on Nursing plan of care.
- Assist with providing on-site covid antigen testing.
- Assist Nursing manager as needed.
- Coordinating and providing linkages for guest’s medical appointments and follow-up.
- Participating in weekly internal and external case conferencing, board review team meetings, monthly staff meetings, trainings, and in-services.
- Performing administrative tasks such as charting, guest summaries and answering phones.
- Coordinate transportation for medical related matters.
- Completes additional tasks/duties as required to meet the needs of the facility, not to impede primary responsibilities.
- Always follow NHF policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Medical Assistant certification required.
- BLS Certification required.
- Bilingual in Spanish (preferred).
- Ability to work independently with strong time management and organizational skills.
- Attention to detail and high accuracy are a must.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as a high level of professionalism required.
- Experience in medical office.
- Familiarity with HIPAA (preferred).
- Experience and knowledge of behavioral health (preferred).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint; and skill in using databases.
Physical Requirements
- Works in office area under normal working conditions.
- Current American Heart Association BLS (CPR/First Aid/AED).
- Is subject to frequent interruptions.
- Must be able to read material and use a computer.
- Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers.
- Standing and walking.
- Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling.
- Lifting/Pulling/Pushing.
- Fingering/Grasping/Feeling.
Benefits
What's in it for you?
Be on a team that is full of collaborative, passionate, fun and energetic individuals that are focused on serving the needs of the community. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, covered medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance for the employee; 401(k) plan with up to 5% matching contribution.
Feeling hungry during work hours? We got you covered with our snack havens located at all of our facilities!