Medical Assistant (MA)

Hours Per Week: 40 |

Job Type: Full-time Non-Exempt |

Salary: $17.00 – $25.00 / HR |

The Medical Assistant is part of a multi-disciplinary team working together to establish and carry out a case plan for each client and performs routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the health clinic running smoothly. This role is responsible for back office and front office duties. The MA maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment, and performs patient care services that support the physician/ provider’s practice under the clinical supervision of the Physician and Nurse Practitioner. The MA is the first point of customer contact and is responsible for coordinating all patient requests for referrals and authorizations. The Medical Assistant will function within the scope of practice as described by the State of California Board.

The Medical Assistant Back Office duties include providing a friendly, compassionate, and efficient environment for patients and providers to ensure the highest level of productivity. The Medical Assistant will perform a variety of duties related to the patients’ assessment, treatment, reevaluation, and discharge. This position will take patient vitals, chart procedures and provider orders and assist in managing patient flow. This position may require night and weekend shifts as needed. This position may have access to third party credit card information and transactional systems (cash registers, point of sale devices, applications supporting credit card transactions, and reports or other documents containing credit card information) from single transactions or a single card at a time.