The Medical Assistant is responsible for providing support to providers during routine clinical exams, collecting health information and maintaining accurate documentation in healthcare records.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• A Medical Assistant Certified may perform the following duties:
  • Obtaining and recording patient history
  • Telephone and in-person screening limited to intake and gathering of patient information
  • Maintaining medication and immunization records
  • Performing accurate and correct diagnostic testing including hearing, vision, and EKG
  • Performing point of care CLIA waved testing
  • Capillary blood withdrawal, venipuncture and injections (intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular)
  • Collecting specimen and processing to outside lab
  • Procedures for sterilizing equipment and instruments
  • Assisting in sterile procedures, taking vital signs, preparing patients for exam
  • Practicing standard precautions
• Assists in training Medical Assistant Apprentices and volunteers
• Familiar with using electronic health record (Ex. Athena)
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no direct reports.

Qualifications

• Active Medical Assistant license in Washington State (required)
• Active CPR Certification (required)
• Valid driver's license (required)

Benefits and Compensation

PCHS offers a wide variety of benefits through a customizable cafeteria plan. In addition to receiving employer-paid basic life and long-term disability insurance, eligible employees can choose between several employer-subsidized health insurance plans and YMCA and Costco memberships. PCHS also offers a 403(b)-retirement plan, pet insurance, and legal and long-term care plans, among others.

For pay equity purposes, PCHS calculates salaries based on a wage scale that incorporates a standardized approach to compensation. Accordingly, PCHS does not engage in salary negotiations for non-provider staff. Pay Range: $18.54 - $22.81 /hour DOE

Skills

Must have excellent communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team; to receive and respond well to feedback. Possess strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills; time-management and organizational skills, including being punctual, responsive, and efficient. Perform job with professionalism and good judgment.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

With multiple locations and settings, PCHS' work environment and physical demands vary greatly depending on the employee's role. Essential job functions include the following: The employee is required to talk, hear, see, smell, sit and stand. The employee is frequently required to move around the facility; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Employees may be exposed to mechanical parts and moderate noise levels. Reasonable accommodations may be available to individuals with disabilities to perform their essential job functions.

Equal Opportunity Peninsula Community Health Services is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not exclude persons from employment or application for employment from receipt of or participation in programs, activities, services on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, military status, marital status, religion, the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other c