Health Center Medical Assistant

Description

About MDI Hospital

MDI Hospital and Birch Bay Retirement Village provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Graduate of a CCMA, RMA or CMA program, with national CCMA, RMA or CMA certification.
3. BLS certification.

1. Emotional maturity and good people skills required.
2. Ability to work with distressed or anxious patients or family members required.
3. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing/variety of different employees.
4. Team focused, ability to work and provide support to the team.
5. Intermittent weekend coverage required.

1. Ability to take in, process and apply clinical information in a wide variety of patient care situations.
2. Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
3. Ability to listen effectively to patients and employees and route them to appropriate personnel.

1. Experience in customer service.
2. Medical office experience preferred.

1. Must be able to stand, walk and bend for up to 8 hours per day.
2. Must be able to lift and carry 25-50 lbs.
3. Must have adequate hearing, vision and manual dexterity.
4. Ability to assist patients in rising from exam table, push wheelchair patients and assist patients in rising from and returning to wheelchair.
5. Must be physically able to perform CPR.

1. Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
2. Potential for exposure to infectious diseases.