Medical Assistant (Bilingual Spanish/English)
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F/T position available at our Central City Clinic. Performs
routine MA duties such as assisting providers w/ tray set-ups and
exams, charting, obtaining vitals, ordering and preparing lab
analyzes, assessing patients/training, calling in pharmacy orders,
and stocking supplies. Previous experience in a clinic setting
preferred. Spanish/English bilingual skills are required.
Responsibilities:
- Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures
according to clinic procedures such as taking vitals and obtaining
responses to standardized medical history questions.
- Performs additional skills such as giving injections and
immunizations, drawing blood, new born screening, tray set-ups and
preparing and maintaining labs.
- Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient
examinations as requested and assists with all procedures.
- Monitors and cleans assigned patient exam rooms, reporting
outdated supplies and stock levels. Restocks set levels of medical
supplies as needed.
- Answers telephones, leaves complete messages with appropriate
Clinic personnel and under the direction of licensed staff,
schedules or reschedules appointments, procedures and diagnostic
tests, records. These duties may include scribing, compiling and
maintaining charts, obtaining medical records from other providers,
maintaining CLIA logs and entering charges for billing purposes.
- Calls in refills to pharmacy as instructed by provider; resolves
all phone messages daily.
- Performs new patient registration, including setting up new
patient charts and determining eligibility for sliding scale;
verifies insurance status and updates all patient information.
- Interacts with the billing office on patient billing questions.
- Attends and completes mandatory education and training meetings
and activities.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
To apply: Email Resume to
jobs@chc-ut.org or fax to 801-955-2389.
Qualifications (Knowledge / Skills / Abilities):
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
- Demonstrated phlebotomy skills.
- Demonstrated human relations and communication skills.
- Demonstrated basic computer skills.
- Ability to withstand the physical demand of being on your feet for
long periods of time, of moving and lifting patients and of reaching
for and handling equipment.
- An understanding that incumbents face exposure to potentially
dangerous contaminated bodily fluids, blood, used needles, and other
contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job.
- Must be able to pass CHC Competency as measured by periodic
competency assessments within first three months of employment.
- Must have bilingual capabilities (English/Spanish). Must be able
to read, write and speak English.
- CPR Certification
- Assists in routine clerical functions, including working in the
Electronic Medical