Medical Assistant at Vista Community Clinic in US-CA-Vista

Job description

• At Vista Community Clinic (VCC) , we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.
• As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.
• ✅ Competitive compensation & benefits
• ✅ Medical, dental, vision
• ✅ Company-paid life insurance
• ✅ Flexible spending accounts
• ✅ 403(b) retirement plan

Responsibilities

• Supports physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and/or nurses by taking vitals, assisting in medical examinations and other specific procedures, and providing translation services.
• Prepare patients for examination and assist providers with the examination and/or procedure
• Take vital signs, height and weight of patients; plot growth charts; administer immunizations
• Perform laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s
• Give counseling, care and follow-up instructions, health education and materials to patients as instructed by provider

Requirements

• Minimum
• • High school graduate or equivalent
• • Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate from an approved school or hospital including externship verification of 6 months’ clinical
• (back office) MA experience may be submitted in lieu of externship)
• • Bilingual English/Spanish
• • Current CPR/BLS (Child, Infant and Adult) certification
• • Phlebotomy experience
• • Minimum one year back office experience in a clinical environment
• • Phlebotomy certification
• • Good knowledge of general back office procedures, such as taking vitals, performing venipuncture, administering immunizations, etc
• • Good comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology in English and Spanish
• • Emergency response capability for possible crisis situations
• • Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities

Skills

Required

• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Phlebotomy experience

Preferred

• Phlebotomy certification

Benefits

• $23.00 - $25.00 Depending On Experience