Medical Assistant *$5,000 Signing Bonus*

Medical Assistant Opportunity

Westside is looking for medical assistants! A $5,000 sign on bonus is available. The pay rate starts at $19 per hour. Tuition reimbursement is also available. Join the team making a difference in the community.

Westside Family Healthcare is a nonprofit organization that provides high quality primary medical care without regard to ability to pay. The medical assistant provides clinical support, including initial preparation of the patient for examination/visit, assisting the provider during examinations, cleaning, stocking and maintenance of exam rooms, maintenance of diagnostic equipment, charting, and patient education.

Since opening our doors in 1988, Westside has been driven by our mission to improve the health of our communities by providing equal access to quality healthcare. With 240 team members, five health centers, one mobile health unit and over 27,000 patients all across Delaware, Westside is committed to improving health, one patient, one family, one community at a time.

Our mission is to improve the health of our communities by providing equal access to quality healthcare. Our vision is to achieve health access for all. Our values are:

• Compassion: Lead with compassion
• Service: Serve with humility
• Excellence: Be exceptional
• Empowerment: Empower all people

Our benefits include medical insurance (two plans to choose from), dental insurance (through Guardian Dental), vision insurance, life insurance paid by Westside with the option to purchase more paid, short term disability paid for by Westside, long term disability paid by the employee, a 401(k) retirement plan with a match, and supplemental insurances. We offer a generous PTO package and flexibility to provide work/life balance. Westside Family Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity.

Responsibilities include:

1. Rooming patients, including escorting patients to examination rooms, preparing them for the provider by completing medication reconciliation, obtaining and recording in the electronic medical record system the patient's medical history, chief complaint, assessing vitals, completing care gaps and any additional care as needed or requested.
2. Supporting telehealth visits: similar to rooming patients, the MA will prepare the patient for the provider portion of the visit, this includes identifying the chief complaint, completing a medication reconciliation, addressing care gaps, confirming the patient's pharmacy.
3. Preparing exam rooms for patient exams, ensuring that exam rooms are neat, clean, well-stocked and properly prepared.
4. Collecting urine, blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, logging the specimens, and preparing them for testing.
5. Operating electrocardiogram (EKG) or other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
6. Preparing and administering medications and vaccines as directed by the provider with appropriate written orders.
7. Providing education to patients regarding treatment procedures, medications, diets, providers' instructions and preparation necessary for diagnostic tests, x-rays and laboratory examinations.
8. Cleaning and sterilizing instruments and disposing of contaminated supplies.
9. Performing and documenting point-of-care equipment testing daily before beginning patient care.

Minimum objective qualifications include:

1. High school diploma or GED
2. Successful completion of a medical assistant training program at an accredited institution
3. Basic life support certification
4. Experience using Microsoft Office software and electronic medical record software
5. Availability to work evenings until 9 p.m. and occasional Saturday morning
6. Reliable transportation and ability to travel independently between sites

Preferred objective qualifications include:

1. Some advanced training/college courses in Allied Health, Science, Medical Assisting, or other healthcare-related field
2. Medical assistant certification by a national organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) completed within 12 months of hire
3. Completion of an interpreter training course, certification by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters or certification by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters