Medical Assistant - Cardiovascular Surgery - Hillcrest

San Diego, California

Employer: The E.W. Scripps Company
Industry: Clinical Support
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Part-Time
This is a benefited, part time position (40 hours every 2 weeks) generally working Wednesday-Friday from 8am-5pm. Saturday coverage required on a rotating basis. Located in Hillcrest.

Why Scripps?
  • Repeatedly recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Places to Work by Fortune Magazine.
  • Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for large and mid-size companies in 2024.
  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been employed by Scripps for over 10 years.
  • Experience the pride, support, respect that comes with working for one of San Diego's top healthcare providers.
  • Be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates.
Why the Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Center?
  • Join a true team environment where the Medical Assistant staff work so well together, covering each other with no hesitation.
  • Join a family atmosphere where colleagues not only work together, but also eat lunch together to bond and get to know each other.


Your job duties:
  • Predominantly back-office responsibilities but is expected to help with front-office duties on an as-needed basis
  • Rooming patients, checking vitals, assisting with procedures
  • Clinic prep assisting with Provider specific protocols
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment
  • Organizes and performs patient care services that support the physician's practice
  • Relaying instructions from the physician to the patient or authorized person
  • Collecting patient data in person and by phone
  • Documenting patient concerns, messages and care provided in the electronic medical record for the physician's review
  • Administering medications specifically directed by the physician
  • Scheduling of appointments and procedures
  • Complete and accurate message taking
  • Routing messages to the appropriate area for direction
  • Order and referral entry, acquisition of pre-certifications
  • Setting up of cases in EPIC plus basic registration and updating of demographics


Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
  • Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program or a minimum of two years of experience as a Military Corpsman or Medical Assistant Certification
  • BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)
Preferred Qualifications:
  • One year of previous MA experience in the given department
Created: 2024-06-15
Reference: 242003856
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Diego
ZIP: 92109

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