Medical Assistant & Care Coordinator - Qualcomm Employee Health Center

San Diego, California

Employer: The E.W. Scripps Company
Industry: Clinical Support
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
This is a benefited, fulltime position generally working 8am-5pm Monday-Friday (no weekends). Located in Sorrento Valley at the Qualcomm Employee Health Centers. You will be expected to float between both clinics as needed.

Why Qualcomm Employee Health Centers?
  • Unique opportunity to work in an employer-based health center that is nimble, multi-disciplinary, and innovative.
  • Located in beautiful, sunny San Diego, join the high functioning, motivated healthcare team that takes customer service to the next level.
  • Enjoy access to the onsite gym, free parking, and shuttle service between the two sites.
Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:
  • Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
  • Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
  • #5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023
  • #78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
  • #95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years
What you'll do:
  • Performs patient care responsibilities during patient appointments to include proper patient identification, vital signs, medication reconciliation, POC testing, and appropriate documentation of patient care activities/issues/concerns in chart/EMR.
  • Completes phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary punctures, ensures sample integrity and executes the crucial pre-analytic and analytic steps of the procedure.
  • Assists providers with procedures in an organized, efficient manner while consistently adhering to infection control principles by use of standard precautions, PPE equipment, hand hygiene, waste disposal/reporting and cleaning of equipment.
  • Adheres to prescribed workflows.
  • Properly prepares, documents and administers medication in accordance with provider orders and ensures accuracy through verification of a licensed staff member.
  • Ensures supplies are available for providers, stocks rooms, and ensures all supplies and medications are appropriate for use and not expired.
  • Responds to patient requests accurately and timely to include follow-up calls, patient portal messages, prescription refill requests, lab/imaging results notification, and appointment scheduling within their scope of practice.
  • Coordinates and maintains customer satisfaction/service and communication among patients, physicians and other internal customers.
  • Exhibits excellent communication skills with patients/family members when scheduling patient appointments, taking messages, explaining processes/procedures etc. as directed by the provider and within the scope of practice.
  • Adheres to Scripps' guidelines when promptly answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, entering authorizations, checking in/out patients and other duties as requested for patient care and within their scope of practice.


Qualifications
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
  • Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program, or Medical Assistance Certification, or a minimum of two years of experience as a military corpsman.
  • 10 hours of venipuncture training within 2 months of hire.
Required Certification/Registration:
  • BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
  • One year of experience as a MA in an outpatient setting preferred.
Created: 2024-10-02
Reference: 242006251
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Diego
ZIP: 92109

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