Medical Assistant - 26-15820

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Assistant
Location: Davenport, IA
Duration: 8 weeks
Employment Type: Contract ( NO BENEFITS )
Schedule:

• Monday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Friday: 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• Lunch is staggered with the other 2 Medical Assistants

Job Summary
The Medical Assistant supports both the front and back office, including greeting and rooming patients, scheduling, answering phones, taking vitals, drawing blood, administering vaccines, and providing additional clinical support wherever needed. Maintaining a collaborative relationship with the center’s staff is a key ingredient to success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of medical assistant experience (in addition to an externship)
• Phlebotomy/venipuncture experience
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience
• Attention to detail, ability to communicate effectively with patients, and strong computer skills
• A desire to work in an environment where health education and outreach are important and where you can make a difference

Required Skills

• Front and back office experience
• Phlebotomy
• EKG
• Point-of-care (POC) testing
• Scheduling
• Rooming patients
• Taking vitals
• MA certificate
• BLS or CPR

Preferred

• Medical Assistant certification (strongly preferred)
• Occupational health experience (strongly preferred)