Medical Assistant San Marino HHP FT Days

Company: Huntington Hospital
Location: San Marino
Posted on: September 26, 2024

Job Description:

Job DescriptionWhen you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.** Internal Workers - Please log into your Workday account to apply **Huntington Hospital Employee LoginCompensation Range:Anticipated Base compensation rate is in the range of $ $27.60 / Hour depending on qualifications and experience.Department:980010 HMFExpectations:As a member of the patient care team, the Medical Assistant is responsible for positive patient relations, proper telephone communication, verification of patient information by interviewing patient and confirming purpose of visit. The Medical Assistant is also responsible to prepare the patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests, taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature, and reporting patient history summary. This position will also be trained and will be responsible for appointment scheduling, and to perform routine duties associated with the collection and maintenance of current patient demographics and insurance information.

EDUCATION:
High School Diploma/GED required. Assoc. Degree/College Diploma preferred.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
1 year experience working as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient clinical/medical office setting preferred.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Required:
Current Medical Assistant Certification
Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) issued by The American Heart Association

Preferred:
Current Certified Registered Medical Assistant issued by California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants

SKILLS:

--- Technical - Ability to apply knowledge of information software and/or hardware to provide solutions and/or support. Prefer experience with CS-Link/Epic Healthcare.

--- Other - Demonstrated ability to prepare the patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests, taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature, and reporting patient history summary. Demonstrated level of expertise in medical insurance, referral processes and benefit plans.

--- Communication - Ability to convey and/or receive written/verbal information to/from various audiences in different formats. If department requires, basic knowledge and skills necessary to transcribe patient care as directed by a physician in a legible, clear manner. Proficiency in typing, spelling, punctuation, and grammar of medical terminology. Understand medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology, and treatment assessments to the extent required to accurately transcribe physician encounters.Worker Type:RegularFull timeShift:Days

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