MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Marimn Health - Plummer, ID

Full-time - Entry Level

Plummer, ID

About the position

Come work for Marimn Health - voted one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest since 2018 and Modern Healthcare's Family Friendliest Employer in 2020! This position is for a Medical Assistant located in Plummer, ID. The role requires certification or registration and offers fantastic benefits, flexible schedules, paid holidays, and the ability to choose vacation times. Carpool opportunities are available.

Responsibilities

• Functions as the NextGen Master on the nurse/provider team, ensuring that provider documentation is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Obtains patients' complaint/reason for visit using HPI template in EHR.
• Obtains appropriate vital signs, including weights and heights under Nurse Documentation.
• Recognizes and evaluates changes in patient status and initiates action when appropriate.
• Obtains appropriate information, specimens, lab results, x-ray results, and health history from patients to prepare them for the clinical provider.
• Assists clinicians with procedures, such as minor surgical procedures, and prepares the exam room and instruments for these procedures.
• Performs procedures that are within appropriate scope of practice.
• Provides and documents patient education including rationale for medication administration, medication side effects, explanation of medications and procedures.
• Anticipates medical providers' needs.
• Operates and maintains appropriate medical equipment.
• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely documentation within the electronic health record.
• Practices Universal Precautions.
• Follows established policies for safe administration of medications, treatments, and procedures.
• Communicates situations of potential legal risk at time of occurrence through appropriate chain of command process.
• Supports patient rights to confidentiality, privacy, security, complaint resolution, and cultural/religious issues.
• Demonstrates ability to critique own practice for error and pursues corrective action.
• Maintains relationships characterized by mutual support, open communication, trust, and respect.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant Program required.
• A current or eligibility to acquire MA certificate within 6 months of employment required.
• One year of experience in a health care setting, phlebotomy, procedure assistance, and injection skills.
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR certification required and/or willingness to obtain within 3 months of employment.

Nice-to-haves

• EMR experience preferred.
• Typing skills of at least 35 wpm preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, and Vision for employee and all legal dependents.
• 401(k) plan with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Short and long term disability.
• Generous PTO with the ability to earn additional personal days.