About the job
Join our dynamic Outpatient Primary Care Clinic as a Bilingual Medical Assistant! Enjoy a competitive pay rate of $18-$22 per hour, accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package and an annual bonus!
Position Type: Permanent Direct Hire
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM (8-hour days) or Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7 AM to 6 PM (10-hour days).
Required: Bilingual in English and Spanish
As a Medical Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting our clinical and administrative operations. Your responsibilities will include obtaining patient records and test results, coordinating daily administrative tasks, preparing examination rooms, and assisting medical practitioners during procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Fundamental Procedures:
• Perform handwashing
• Wrap items for autoclaving
• Execute sterilization techniques
• Dispose of biohazardous materials
• Practice Standard Precautions
2. Specimen Collection:
• Conduct venipuncture
• Perform capillary puncture
• Collect specimens for microbiological testing
• Guide patients in clean-catch mid-stream urine specimen collection
• Instruct patients in fecal specimen collection
3. Diagnostic Testing:
• Conduct electrocardiography
• Execute respiratory testing
• Perform urinalysis
• Carry out hematology testing
• Conduct chemistry and immunology testing
• Perform microbiology testing
4. Patient Care:
• Conduct telephone and in-person patient screenings
• Record vital signs
• Gather and document patient histories
• Prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas
• Assist with routine and specialty examinations and minor office procedures
• Apply pharmacology principles to prepare and administer medications
• Maintain medication and immunization records
• Monitor and follow up on test results.