Medical Assistant - Ambulatory Float Pool - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)
Company: Keck Medicine of USC
Location: Los Angeles, California
As an integral part of the Ambulatory Care Services Float Team, provide smooth outpatient flow resulting in optimum patient satisfaction and clinic operation. The Ambulatory Medical Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant provides assistance to practitioners in delivering health care services including routine, emergency, and specialty encounters. Responsibilities include:
- Escorting patients to exam rooms.
- Obtaining and appropriately recording patient vital signs/medication list.
- Monitoring patient flow.
- Assisting physicians with minor clinical procedures.
- Performing EKGs.
- Preparing patient charts with pertinent medical information as directed by the physician.
- Scheduling diagnostic tests and surgeries as ordered by the physician.
- Performing various administrative duties including answering phone patient calls, returning phone calls, receiving and sorting incoming faxes, and obtaining prior authorizations.
- Ensuring patient privacy, safety, and confidentiality is maintained.
- Maintaining a safe environment in accordance with standards, policies, and safety regulations.
- Ensuring compliance with infection control policies.
Must be highly flexible, enthusiastic, have a proactive approach, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, work efficiently under pressure, and work efficiently in a team environment. Must be comfortable with computers.
Must be willing to travel throughout the Keck Medicine of USC Community (on campus, satellite practices) to cover practice integrations, vacations, illnesses, holidays, and leaves of absence. Hours may vary depending on assignments.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Compensation: The hourly rate range for this position is $19.00 - $29.77. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Education: Specialized/Technical Training
Minimum Experience/Knowledge:
- At least 2 years of acute care, ambulatory care, or surgical center setting preferred.
- Familiarity with word processing, Microsoft Outlook, Cerner, and navigating the intranet.
Required License/Certification:
- Net Certificate of completion from medical assistant program.
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) preferred.
- Verified venipuncture/injection training.
- Current BLS for Healthcare from the American Heart Association required at time of hire.
- Fire and Safety Certification. If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire, and maintained by renewal before expiration date.
REQ20113297 Posted Date: 08/28/2024
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