Certified Medical Assistant - Oak Harbor, WA
Prime Physicians
- Oak Harbor, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, WA 98278
Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 0700 1630, 8 Hrs ShiftQualifications:
- Education: Graduate from a Medical Assistant training program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES, or a formal U.S. Armed Forces medical services training program.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience within the last 2 years as a Certified Medical Assistant.
- Certification:
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current certification as a Medical Assistant by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), or Current registration by the American Medical Technologists (AMT), or other formal program.
- Other Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Prepare examination rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assist with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Record patients' vital signs (temperature, respiration, pulse, blood pressure, weight, pulse oximetry).
- Obtain and document medical history, drug history, allergies, and chief complaints.
- Support physicians with patient examinations and diagnostic procedures.
- Complete lab and x-ray requisitions per clinic policies.
- Maintain examination room supplies and perform routine upkeep.
- Enter patient demographic and visit data into the medical system at check-in and discharge.
- Provide care in Audiology, Deployment Health, Women's Health Services, Primary Care, and Pediatrics departments.