Lab Medical Assistant

Pay or shift range: $23.64 USD to $34.75 USD. Compensation is determined based on job requirements, relevant skills, experience, and internal equity.

Salary Range: $23.64 - $34.75

Lab Medical Assistant - Up to $3,000.00 Signing Bonus Depending on Experience

Would you like to have a career that makes a daily difference in people’s lives? Do you want to be part of a caring, respectful, diverse community? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading!

HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is, because everyone deserves great care.

Did you know HealthPoint funds 100% employer-paid health insurance benefits for employee-only coverage (based on plan selection)? This includes medical, dental, and vision benefits. Does this sound good to you? Check out what you’ll do at HealthPoint as a Medical Assistant and what we offer to our employees.

Position Summary:

Responsible for all clinic laboratory functions, including phlebotomy, processing and sending lab specimens, record keeping, quality controls, performance of in-house lab tests and oversight of all lab safety regulations.

Your contribution to the team includes:

• Perform venous blood draws and in-house lab tests according to established protocols.
• Coordinate the processing of specimens to be sent to Lab Corp including the review of the invoice.
• Responsible for regular quality control checks of lab procedures on a daily basis.
• Daily sign off in Cleaning and Maintenance log.
• Responsible for monthly reporting and reconciliation of all lab paperwork.
• Responsible for running site specific “Pending Labs Report #306” as well as responsibility with reporting, tracking and resolution of outstanding lab orders.
• Daily vaccine duties including recording of refrigerator and freezer vaccine thermometer temperatures, downloading and posting of vaccine thermometer data and saving the VFC thermometer logs to X drive.
• Stock and clean lab, patient bathroom and lab equipment.
• Responsible for ordering lab supplies and regular checking of any expired lab supplies.
• Manage in a timely manner inbox tasks, in house labs, Lab Corp labs and lab letters.
• Manage Medical Assistant Visits in a timely manner throughout the day.
• Share updated lab policies and procedures, new equipment, training materials, protocols, and safety devices with appropriate staff.
• Maintain proficiency through educational trainings and lab proficiency testing.
• Oversee timely completion of required proficiency testing required of all Medical Assistants.
• Oversee staff adherence to safety regulations and guidelines governed by regulatory agencies.
• Ensure quality of lab performance, assist and mentor other Medical Assistants needing training or direction regarding lab procedures.
• Provide back up to perform Spirometry, EKG, and assist with patient flow as needed.
• Responsible for STD case reporting to Public Health.
• Maintains good attendance, is punctual and works full time.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties performed by a Lab Medical Assistant.

Must have’s you’ll need to be successful:

• Certificate from accredited Medical Assistant program.
• Minimum 6 months Medical Assistant experience in an ambulatory medical setting and/or lab 6 months experience in an ambulatory medical care setting.
• At time of hire, must possess an Active Washington State Medical Assistant Certification or Interim Certification. Maintain current certification/licensure as a Medical Assistant in Washington State.

If you know about the following it's a plus:

Proficiency in Word, Outlook, and EHR (Epic).

HealthPoint is committed to offering all employees a competitive compensation package, including benefits and several other perks.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision for employees and their families/dependents. Employee only coverage is available at no cost to the employee.
• PTO Plan for full-time benefited and part-time benefited…