Medical Assistant/Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

(Backfill for EB)

***Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C) is REQUIRED; Cannot be a Medical Assistant-Registered (MA-R), Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist (MA-P), or Medical Assistant-Hemodialysis Technician (MA-HT).
***This position is open to LOCAL and NON-LOCAL candidates.
***This is a TEMP TO HIRE opportunity. If candidate is unwilling or unable to join this team permanently at the end of the contract if presented with an offer, please redirect their application.

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FLOAT Outpatient Medical Assistant-Certified (MA-C) - Seattle Area, WA

- Schedule: 5x8hr, 0800-1700 (Monday - Friday // no weekends, holiday, or call)
- Experience: 1 year of experience working as an MA-C in an adult outpatient clinic setting and/or pediatric outpatient clinic setting is REQUIRED; General/Family Practice/Internal Medicine/Pediatric experience is REQUIRED
- First-timers accepted: Yes
- Weekend REQ: No
- Is on-call REQ? No
- Will this traveler need to float between like units? YES, MA will float to various SMG clinics covering three regions across Seattle area ***MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTTION***
----- Central: West Seattle, Mercer Island, Ballard, Greenlake, Cherry Hill, etc
----- North: Richmond Beach, Shoreline, Edmonds, etc
----- East: Renton, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, etc
- Locals accepted: Yes

SPECIAL NOTES:
- Floating is REQUIRED for this role. Each opening will be dedicated support for the three regions (Central, North, Eastside // see above) across the Seattle / Puget Sound area, addressing same day call outs for the clinics.
- SMG is facing a high volume of MA-C staffing needs. A combination of vacancies and FMLAs have taken up full capacity of the Float Pool, leaving no support to address same day staffing needs. With flu season around the corner, this team urgently needs dedicated MA-Cs to address these gaps that have and will severely impact operations.
- MA will get their schedule for the day morning-of. The team does utilize a scheduling portal, but the Staffing Supervisor will send the MA a direct text message between 6 and 6:30 AM. Shifts start promptly at 8 AM, so the MA will have 1.5 to 2 hours to get to their shift each morning once notified.
- MA will have 4 to 5 weeks of rotating with a preceptor for their orientation.

CLINIC HIGHLIGHTS:
- Type of Facility: Outpatient Clinics (various specialties)
- Scrub Color: Any solid color, except purple
- Charting: EPIC (experience REQUIRED)

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JOB TITLE TAGS DEFINITIONS:

Temp to Perm (LOCALS ONLY)
The job is strictly for local candidates within a 50-mile radius.
No travelers accepted. Temp-to-perm is a required expectation. 50-mile radius rule applies.

Temp to Perm (LOCAL TRAVEL)
Open to locals and local travelers just outside the 50-mile radius.
True travelers are not eligible. Conversion to perm is expected.

LOCALS ONLY
The role prefers local candidates, with a strong focus on eventual perm placement.
Temp-to-perm is not mandatory but is the ideal outcome. 50-mile rule applies.

LOCAL TRAVEL
The job accepts local candidates, local travelers, and true travelers.
Temp-to-perm is not mandatory but is the ideal outcome.
Must be open and willing to go perm