Medical Assistant

Medical AssistantResponsibilities The Medical Assistant is responsible for supporting 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.QualificationsMinimum of 1 year of medical assistant experience (in addition to an externship)Medical Assistant Certification strongly preferredPhlebotomy/venipuncture and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience requiredAttention to detail, ability to communicate effectively with patients and strong computer skills requiredYou should want to work in an environment where health education and outreach is important to you and challenges you to make a differenceRequired SkillsFront/Back-office experiencePhlebotomyEKGPOC testingSchedulingRooming patientsTake vitalsBLS or CPR Experience Required?* 2 - 3 Min. Educational Requirement NoneVendor QuestionnaireHow many blood draws did the candidate perform in the last 6 months? Yes NoDoes the candidate have recent experience in scheduling appointments? Yes NoDoes the candidate have recent experience in taking/recording vital signs? Yes NoDoes the candidate have recent experience in rooming patients? Yes NoDoes the candidate have a current BLS or CPR, if no when do you expect the candidate to obtain it? Yes NoIs your candidate experienced with EKG testing (preferred) Yes NoDoes your candidate have experience with Point of Care Testing within the past 6 months? Yes NoDoes your candidate have Athena-EMR experience? Yes No