Medical Assistant - Pediatrics

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$22.50/hr - $33.75/hr

This position is eligible for a $2500 sign on bonus, payable after 90 days of hire (Internals not included).

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The Medical Assistant is a key member of the patient care team by supporting physicians and other clinicians in the delivery of high-quality health care to ambulatory patients. Medical Assistants help patients transition from the outside world into the provider’s office.

• Assist physicians and other clinicians with important clinical duties including taking medical histories and assisting in physical examinations.
• Act as a liaison between patients, physicians and other clinicians.
• Measure patients’ vital signs.
• Prepare and administer vaccines/medications.
• Document patient information into the electronic health record.
• Collect specimens for testing.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Graduate of a medical assistant program or at least two years of medical assistant experience within the last five years.
• Good communication skills. Experience using a keyboard and computers.
• Familiarity with equipment used in ambulatory care.
• Current AHA CPR certification.
• Ability to travel locally to multiple sites as needed.
• Ability to work in stressful conditions and difficult situations.
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment.
• Ability to cooperate and work with others.
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions and work rotating shifts any day of the week.
• Ability to perform lifting/transfer activities related to patients as needed; able to stoop/bend.
• Ability to lift to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts over 35 pounds, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate when available; unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.