Medical Assistant II

Company: UCLA Health
Location: Venice
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Description
Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income, insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus two mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at: venicefamilyclinic.org
Come join our dedicated and caring team of professionals as a Medical Assistant II. With guidance and direction from our staff R.N. and L.V.N., the Medical Assistant will:

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  Assist clinical staff at our primary care clinic in the delivery of health care to our clinic population.
  
  
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  Interview patients, take vital signs, room patients for providers, and record services in patients' charts.
  
  
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  Assist with procedures and screening tests, such as tympanometry, audiometry, UA, and pregnancy tests.
  
  
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  Maintain stocks of clinical supplies.
  
  
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  Assist in autoclaving, and with volunteer orientation.
  
  
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  Provide pregnancy counseling and administer nebulizer treatments.
  
  
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  Translate Spanish/English for providers as needed.
  
  
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  Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are core values of the Venice Family Clinic. We believe the professional and clinical environments are enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together.
  Salary Range: $21.99 - $29.05 HourlyQualifications
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    Documented evidence of completed Medical Assisting training (Medical Assistant Certification).
    
    
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    Knowledge of medical terminology, and knowledge of general medical and laboratory procedures.
    
    
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    Ability to take vital signs (weight, height, blood pressure and pulse), and perform tympanometry and audiometry.
    
    
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    Ability to perform lab-screening tests such as UA and pregnancy.
    
    
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    Proficient written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to understand and carefully transmit spoken and written instructions.
    
    
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    Ability to float to other facilities within Los Angeles County as needed for coverage.
    
    
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    Bilingual in English and Spanish (verbally).
    
    
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    Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and interact in a professional manner with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
    
    
    UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person's unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

Keywords: UCLA Health, Los Angeles , Medical Assistant II, Healthcare , Venice, California