Medical Assistant & Care Coordinator - Qualcomm Employee Health Center

Scripps Health • San Diego, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

This is a benefited, fulltime position generally working 8am-5pm Monday-Friday (no weekends). Located in Sorrento Valley at the Qualcomm Employee Health Centers. You will be expected to float between both clinics as needed.

Why Qualcomm Employee Health Centers?

Unique opportunity to work in an employer-based health center that is nimble, multi-disciplinary, and innovative.
Located in beautiful, sunny San Diego, join the high functioning, motivated healthcare team that takes customer service to the next level.
Enjoy access to the onsite gym, free parking, and shuttle service between the two sites.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
#5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023
#78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
#95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years

What you'll do:

Performs patient care responsibilities during patient appointments to include proper patient identification, vital signs, medication reconciliation, POC testing, and appropriate documentation of patient care activities/issues/concerns in chart/EMR.
Completes phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary punctures, ensures sample integrity and executes the crucial pre-analytic and analytic steps of the procedure.
Assists providers with procedures in an organized, efficient manner while consistently adhering to infection control principles by use of standard precautions, PPE equipment, hand hygiene, waste disposal/reporting and cleaning of equipment.
Adheres to prescribed workflows.
Properly prepares, documents and administers medication in accordance with provider orders and ensures accuracy through verification of a licensed staff member.
Ensures supplies are available for providers, stocks rooms, and ensures all supplies and medications are appropriate for use and not expired.
Responds to patient requests accurately and timely to include follow-up calls, patient portal messages, prescription refill requests, lab/imaging results notification, and appointment scheduling within their scope of practice.
Coordinates and maintains customer satisfaction/service and communication among patients, physicians and other internal customers.
Exhibits excellent communication skills with patients/family members when scheduling patient appointments, taking messages, explaining processes/procedures etc. as directed by the provider and within the scope of practice.
Adheres to Scripps’ guidelines when promptly answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, entering authorizations, checking in/out patients and other duties as requested for patient care and within their scope of practice.

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