Medical Assistant- 30 hours/week - Full-time / Part-time

Responsibilities:

QuadMed's dedicated health professionals focus on wellness and prevention, putting the patient at the center. Working as a team, we deliver high quality, integrated care while controlling ever-growing costs. QuadMed is an innovative leader in employer healthcare solutions, one of the fastest growing providers in the country. In partnership with our patients and the companies we serve, our mission is to create a culture of health.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

The Medical Assistant is part of the team dedicated to providing comprehensive, accessible care and superior evidence-based medicine through innovative practices focusing on wellness and prevention. The Medical Assistant will be a highly motivated, quality-conscious healthcare professional with the ability to work in an environment where one-on-one time with patients and positive outcomes are the ultimate measurement of success. The successful candidate will focus on prevention and wellness, and perform all medical assistant functions. Front office duties include reception and electronic scheduling.

• Measure and record vital signs (weight, height, blood pressure, etc)
•  Ensure accurate and timely documentation into the EMR for all patient care, i.e. patient interview and history, vital signs, treatments, test results
• Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests
• Assists medical staff with exams
• Phlebotomy and collection of other lab specimens
• Performs lab tests including preparing specimen, testing, and recording results.  Ensures CLIA/OSHA compliance standards are met.
• Performs EKGs
• Prepares and administers medications and immunizations per provider order
• Changes dressings, applies bandages, removes sutures and other first aid procedures
• Uses CPR skills when necessary
• Maintains supplies, equipment, stocks, and sterilizes instruments
• Assist patients in the scheduling of diagnostic tests, outpatient services and hospital admissions.  Provide patient with information regarding preparations for the service and necessary registration.  Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organization information, and follows HIPAA regulations
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations
• Performs other position related duties as assigned

Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program

• Pediatric experience preferred
• One (1) to five (5) years of experience preferred
• Phlebotomy and lab experience required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Current CPR certification required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Commitment to concepts of preventative health care programs and team approach to health care delivery
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral/written) required
• Experience working in a medical facility and/or front office preferred
• Bilingual a plus

Qualifications:

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

The Medical Assistant is part of the team dedicated to providing comprehensive, accessible care and superior evidence-based medicine through innovative practices focusing on wellness and prevention. The Medical Assistant will be a highly motivated, quality-conscious healthcare professional with the ability to work in an environment where one-on-one time with patients and positive outcomes are the ultimate measurement of success. The successful candidate will focus on prevention and wellness, and perform all medical assistant functions. Front office duties include reception and electronic scheduling.

• Measure and record vital signs (weight, height, blood pressure, etc)
•  Ensure accurate and timely documentation into the EMR for all patient care, i.e. patient interview and history, vital signs, treatments, test results
• Prepares patients for examinations and performs routine screening tests
• Assists medical staff with exams
• Phlebotomy and collection of other lab specimens
• Performs lab tests including preparing specimen, testing, and recording results.  Ensures CLIA/OSHA compliance standards are met.
• Performs EKGs
• Prepares and administers medications and immunizations per provider order
• Changes dressings, applies bandages, removes sutures and other first aid procedures
• Uses CPR skills when necessary
• Maintains supplies, equipment, stocks, and sterilizes instruments
• Assist patients in the scheduling of diagnostic tests, outpatient services and hospital admissions.  Provide patient with information regarding preparations for the service and necessary registration.  Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organization information, and follows HIPAA regulations
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations
• Performs other position related duties as assigned

Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program

• Pediatric experience preferred
• One (1) to five (5) years of experience preferred
• Phlebotomy and lab experience required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Current CPR certification required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Commitment to concepts of preventative health care programs and team approach to health care delivery
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral/written) required
• Experience working in a medical facility and/or front office preferred
• Bilingual a plus