MA​/Medical Assistant - Reproductive Medicine

Position: MA / Medical Assistant - Reproductive Medicine
** Job Description
**** This recruitment offers a $5,000 Signing Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine*
* ** UW Medical Center-Montlake - Reproductive Medicine
** has an outstanding opportunity for a
** Medical Assistant - Certified (MA-C).*
* ** WORK SCHEDULE
*** Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)
* Monday-Friday, 1-2 weekends per month
* Day Shift
** DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
** Located in Seattle’s University District, the Center for Reproductive Health and Fertility at UW Medical Center – Roosevelt provides diagnosis and treatment for complex hormonal and reproductive health issues. Our highly trained reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialists treat conditions that affect fertility, such as infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. The clinic also manages a full range of reproductive concerns — from surgical consultations for congenital uterine anomalies, to endocrine disorders like PCOS, to hormone therapy for premature ovarian insufficiency and menopause.

Some of our specialized services include:
* Fertility preservation for pediatric and adult patients with cancer or those facing treatments that may jeopardize their future fertility
* Low- and high-tech fertility treatments including counseling, IVF, preimplantation genetic testing, and third-party reproductive care
* Seamless transition to obstetrical care for UW Medicine patients receiving care for low- and high-risk pregnancies
* Consultations for peri- and post-menopausal patients by Menopause Society-certified practitioners (for existing UW Medicine primary care and OB-GYN patients)
* Collaboration with partners in nutrition, urology, oncology, and pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and many others

Our doors are open to everyone with these reproductive health challenges, including single people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-binary individuals and families. We are here to partner in your health care.
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
*** Conveniently located near public transportation
* Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve
* Opportunity to provide career growth
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Room patients, take vital signs, and reconcile records
* Perform injections
* Prepare and clean exam rooms
* Submit medication prior authorizations
* Recognize symptoms of common medical illnesses and accurately report to provider
* Act as a liaison between patient, patient’s family and providers
* Assist provider with procedures and medical exams
* Perform point of care testing and report abnormal laboratory values
* Assist in transporting patients as required
** REQUIREMENTS
* ** Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or other recognized regional or national accreditation board  OR equivalent
* Must be Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified or achieve this designation within 6-months of hire. Failure to achieve and/or maintain this designation will result in termination of employment
* Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider CPR card
** ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE
** UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses:
Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.
** ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty…