Medical Assistant - Laboratory Services; Temporary

Job Category: Medical Assistant

Requisition Number: MEDIC
004429

• Full-Time
• On-site

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About Us

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision: a community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 414,000 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 95,000 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you.

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* Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This is a temporary position expected to last 6 months.

ROLE OVERVIEW and PURPOSE

The Medical Assistant, Laboratory Services will communicate and provide excellent patient-care services in our clinical laboratory. This role will take vitals, verify/record patients’ identities in their medical charts, and perform other exam room duties. Additionally, this role will draw blood from patients and donors for analysis or other specified medical purposes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Medical Assistant Duties
• Takes patient vital signs and obtains patient intake information
• Performs clinical procedures, such as blood draws, vaccines, nebulizer treatments, ear lavages, or EKGs
• Assesses patient needs and provides education and resources accordingly
• Ensures exam rooms are stocked, cleaned, and ready for examinations and procedures
• Laboratory Assistant Duties
• Assembles equipment according to standard protocols for specified tests and procedures, such as tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton, and alcohol on work tray
• Conducts interviews with patients and donors to verify their identity to their corresponding medical labels for blood samples
• Provides patients and donors with an overview and instruction of the procedures they will be conducting; answers any patient questions pertaining to instructions or procedures
• Follows all standard protocols for drawing blood from patients and donors; seeks assistance from a supervisor for any complications outside of standard protocol
• Disposes of all used apparatuses in their designated receptables
• Provides patients and donors with post-blood draw instructions
• Completes ongoing/annual training for position compliance
• Performs quality control by checking daily temperatures and performing routine controls for testing at the sites
• Prepares EOM report to submit to the Laboratory Operations Manager

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Valid medical assistant certificate from an accredited program required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire and must be maintained as a condition of employment
• These courses must follow AHA guidelines but may be completed through approved online providers such as Pro Med or other equivalent programs that meet recognized BLS standards

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• 1 year of Medical Assistant experience required
• Bilingual English/Spanish, English/Farsi, or English/Arabic preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lifting/carrying:
  Frequently lift/carry up to 15lbs.; ability…