Medical Assistant - Occupational Health

Responsibilities

Join the A Plus Urgent Care Team!

About Us:

A Plus Urgent Care, proudly services a broad and diverse choice of communities in which to live, work and play. Our urgent care and primary care practices offer challenging opportunities to physicians, nurse practitioners, as well as medical assistants and other vital staff members, with practices in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, and Lake Elsinore. APLUS Urgent Care is part of Southwest Healthcare, a comprehensive network of care with convenient hospital and ambulatory care/outpatient locations here to serve the Southern California community. With over 6,000 passionate providers and healthcare employees, our shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services in a way that benefits you, your family, and the entire community.

Southwest Healthcare is comprised of five acute care hospitals and several non-hospital access points, including: Corona Regional Medical Center, Palmdale Regional Medical Center, Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital, Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital and Temecula Valley Hospital, Temecula Valley Day Surgery, A+ Urgent Care Centers, and Riverside Medical Clinics. For more information, please visit our website at .

Job Summary:

We are currently seeking a Full-Time Occupational Health - Medical Assistant for our Kalmia location. This position is responsible for performing a wide variety of Occupational Health patient care duties which include assisting in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician. Duties include but not limited to:

• Interviewing patients, measures vital signs (i.e., pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight and height), Mask fit testing, Urine Specimen drug screens, venipuncture and procedure as directed by the physician within the scope of practice in the State.
• Perform clinical duties related to Occupational Health and Workers Compensation patients.
• Ensure documentation is recorded in the Electronic Medical Record in accordance with IPM guideline.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• Must attend mandatory meetings.
• Work schedule is Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm.
• Schedule may change based on business needs.

Qualifications

Experience/Training/Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion and one year experience as a Medical Assistant
• Familiarity with medical terminology required
• Experience with patient check-in and check-out process (according to clinic protocol)
• General medical office procedures
• Understand end of day cash balancing and charge reconciliation process (according to clinic protocol)

Certifications/Licenses:

• Must obtained a Medical Assistant certification from an accredited institution within six (6) months of employment
• Current BLS/CPR certification required
• Current CA Drivers License required

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans.
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• Tuition, CEU, Certification, Licenses Reimbursement program.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: UHS Guest Benefits .

APLUS Urgent Care is also part of Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) , a King of Prussia, PA-based company, one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.