Lead Medical Assistant Interim

Job Details

Los Angeles CA

Full Time

Certification

$27.24 - $41.29 Hourly

Local Travel Site to Site

Health Care

Description

SUMMARY :

The Lead Medical Assistant (MA I) will coordinate with multi-disciplinary provider teams in the delivery of excellent patient care in a community health setting. Under the direct supervision of the Health Center Manager the Medical Assistant I leads a team of Assistants providing leadership training and feedback as well as clinical support supporting Patient Centered Medical Home standards and practices. Excels at duties and responsibilities of MA III and II.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Supports and implements the organizations vision mission and values.
• Leads teams of Assistants including :

Working with the Health Center Manager to develop monitor and maintain staff work schedules.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS :

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

Diabetic Foot Screening

Service Orientation :

Demonstrates a commitment to serving internal and external customers and or patients. Consistently seeks ways to improve service delivery and communicates ideas to management as needed

Teamwork :

Provides meaningful contributions and actively participates in team activities. Works as part of the care team to provide evidence based care health coaching and self-management tools and proactively addresses the needs of patients and their families.

Quality :

Actively participates in identifying areas for improvement and establishes methods for quality improvement.

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedures benefits information routine mail and instruction manuals. Ability to compose routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with employees visitors and management.

REASONING ABILITY :

Ability to exercise common sense in carrying out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form and in other daily situations that arise. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to make decisions and execute them in a timely manner in order to produce a positive outcome.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or sit. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to ascend and descend one flight of stairs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is often low. However there are many times when there is a high ambient background noise of phones and multiple conversations. Must be able to screen out the background noise to concentrate on the work at hand.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Clinical Laboratory Experience,Athenahealth,Algebra,eClinicalWorks,Primary Care Experience,Phlebotomy,Medical office experience,Vital Signs Experience,Experience Administering Injections,Medical Terminology,Medication Administration

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Health Care

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 27 - 41