Medical Assistant - Orthopedics - Carson , NV; be

Position: Medical Assistant - Orthopedics - Carson City, NV (may be eligible for $1,000 sign on bonus)
Location: Stateline

Medical Assistant
- Orthopedics
- Carson City, NV (may be eligible for $1,000 sign on bonus)

*** This position will travel to various locations including CA ***

*** Monday - Friday ***

Summary of Position:

The Medical Assistant (MA) works with all members of the care team by performing a variety of clinical and administrative patient-related duties as established in the roles and responsibilities defined below. The MA works to fulfill a variety of patient needs and ensures smooth patient flow within the department. The MA provides comfortable, safe, professional care for clinic patients, and provides all assistance required to successfully schedule and complete patient appointments.

The MA demonstrates the ability to meet the needs and provide services to all age-groups from infancy to geriatrics and is competent in providing services to a culturally diverse population.

Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• College level coursework in the delivery of care in a medical clinic preferred.
• Medical Assistant certification as recognized by The Medical Board of California or a nationally recognized certification agency.
• OR completion of a Medical Assistant program including a clinical externship
• OR one year of recent Medical Assistant experience.
• Ability to obtain certification as recognized by the Medical Board of California or a nationally recognized certification agency within 18 months of hire.
• One to three years’ recent experience as a Medical Assistant preferred
• Float MA positions require at least two years of recent MA experience
• Ambulatory care/physician office experience preferred.
• Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in clinical skills and office procedures.
• Computer and keyboard experience, including charting in electronic medical records.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, flexible, and strong sense of teamwork.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, in compliance with patient safety standards. Bilingual abilities preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement measures and the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Certifications/Licensure:

• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, or ability to obtain prior to start date.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, adequate near and distant vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
• Exposure…