Medical Assistant (MA) - Full-time

Overview: div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment="{"blocks":[{"key":"bgna2","text":"We are recruiting for Medical Assistant's (MA) to join our team in one of our new state of the art health centers in Clovis, CA. Consider joining the team to leave a lasting impact in your local community and our Medical Assistants can look forward to rewarding benefits and work environment.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"254nk","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}"div class="ipl-richtexteditor-block" data-block="true" data-editor="1soj6" data-offset-key="b0tn2-0-0"div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0tn2-0-0"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;" data-offset-key="b0tn2-0-0"We are recruiting for Medical Assistant's (MA) to join our team in one of our state of the art health centers. Consider joining the team to leave a lasting impact in your local community as our Medical Assistants can look forward to rewarding benefits and work environment./span/div/divdiv class="ipl-richtexteditor-block" data-block="true" data-editor="1soj6" data-offset-key="64efk-0-0"div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="64efk-0-0" /div/div/divp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"strongExperienced Medical Assistants and/or new Medical Assistant graduates are welcomed!/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Our Medical Assistants go above and beyond, take pride in their ability to listen to our patients, and provide excellent patient care. United Health Centers is looking for someone who can communicate clearly and warmly with a diverse patient population and who has the technical skills to assist providers in their patient’s medical care. If this sounds like you, then you might be our next Medical Assistant!/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /p Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Works closely with the Nursing Supervisor and other members of the clinic management team to:/span/pulli style="color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Provides prompt medical support; promotes a smooth patient flow; collects and records data accurately; maintains order of exam rooms, equipment and supplies/span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Provides basic education and information to patients, making sure patients’ questions are answered and anxieties alleviated and interfaces with community-oriented activities and staff/span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Achieves the organizational mission to provide health care access for all the members of the community. Helps make sure patients and families get the care they need when they need it./span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Consistently and openly communicates with supervisor and all staff./span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Works flexible or extended hours where necessary./span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Participates in health center in-services and meeting, listening and respecting others’ ideas./span/lili style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Abides by Rules of Confidentiality./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /p Qualifications: p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"strongEDUCATION:/strong/span/pullidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"High School graduate or GED/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Completed training program in Medical Assisting from Accredited College/span/div/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"strongLICENSE/CERTIFICATION:/strong/span/pullidiv style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Possess a valid CPR certificate/span/div/lilispan style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Possess a valid drivers' license/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"strongPRIOR EXPERIENCE:/strong/span/pullidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"2 years of experience in a healthcare setting, preferred./span/div/li/ulp style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;" strongSKILLS:/strong/span/pullidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not required./span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Able to quickly build and maintain rapport with patients and providers of differing backgrounds; team player/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Customer-service oriented/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Strong computer skills/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Familiar with adult learning and general training techniques/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Positive professional insight/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Flexibility and dependability/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Demonstrated good problem-solving skills; sound judgment/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Effective leadership/supervisory skills/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Modern office practices and procedures including email/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Intermediate computer skills/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Attention to detail and excellent follow-through on work tasks/span/div/lilidiv style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously/span/div/li/ulp style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"strongPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" /pul style="margin-top: 0in;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds and push up to 50 pounds (on wheels)./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Must be able to hear staff on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate information to patients and staff./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Must be able to read memos, computer screens, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Must have high manual dexterity./span/lili style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000;"span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouch, reach, kneel, twist/turn.br //span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"The hourly wage range that UHC reasonably expects to pay for the position upon hire starts at $21 an hour. Our salaries are dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: black;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"In addition, our comprehensive benefits package for regular status employees includes:/span/pulli style="color: #333333;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with low premium cost/span/lili style="color: #333333;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"Paid time off and paid holidays/span/lili style="color: #333333;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"401k plan with matching contribution/span/lili style="color: #333333;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"Educational Assistance/span/lili style="color: #333333;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;"Employee discounts and more!/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /p