Medical Assistant

Location

Bakersfield, CA | United States

Job description

Overview

Dignity Health Medical Foundation established in 1993 is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California Arizona and Nevada. Today Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve.

As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

Dignity Health Medical Group – Bakersfield a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation has four convenient locations in Bakersfield. Along with our local affiliated Dignity Health hospitals (Memorial Hospital Mercy Hospital Downtown Mercy Hospital Southwest) we offer an integrated care delivery system that provides high quality compassionate care in family medicine internal medicine and OB/GYN.

Position Summary:

The Medical Assistant (MA) position is responsible for knowing his/her professional scope of practice as defined by the California Business and Professional Code and for satisfactorily completing the Dignity Health Medical Foundation orientation period that includes demonstrating skills and behaviors that meet a fully competent level of performance. The MA maintains a clean organized and safe environment and performs patient care services that support the physician / providers practice under the clinical supervision of the Physician Registered Nurse Nurse Practitioner Physician’s Assistant or Licensed Vocational Nurse. 

Core Duties:

• Assisting in prepping patients for examinations or procedures assisting with procedures relaying instructions from the physician to a patient or authorized person and collecting patient data
• Documenting patient concerns patient concerns patient messages and care provided to the patient in the patient’s medical record for the physicians review
• Administrating medications specifically directed by the physician and performing accurate vital sign measurements and documentation. 

This position may have access to third party credit card information and transaction systems (cash registers point of sale devices applications supporting credit card transactions and reports or other documents containing credit card information) from single transactions or a single card at a time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of medical assisting program 
• Successfully completed Medication Aide 40-hour course or current/valid 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association 
• High school diploma or equivalent

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