Medical Assistant (Certified or Registered MA)

About the job

Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, WA is hiring a full-time certified or registered medical assistant (MA) for clinic work. The MA gives clinical support to providers and staff, coordinating safe, efficient patient care through tasks such as rooming patients, gathering information and helping with or carrying out designated procedures.

What you'll do

• Coordinate patient care, including direct care, gathering information and transitions of care, for a defined patient panel
• Work within the care model PRH has set, planning, carrying out, evaluating and communicating every phase of patient care
• Interview patients and caregivers to help build the patient care plan
• Set priorities and plan work for patients' care plans and the clinic's daily schedule
• Document conversations, care given and other work in the EMR to organizational standards
• Make decisions using professional judgment within your legal scope of practice
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues, patients and community members to support teamwork and good patient outcomes
• Train, demonstrate and guide others, including new staff, and precept medical assistants in training

What you need

• A license in good standing that is acceptable in the State of Washington
• Active BLS certification
• Able to perform the technical skills required of a medical assistant and of the specific clinic
• Able to learn and adapt to technology
• Takes the initiative in, and joins, activities that improve the daily operations of the clinic and the organization
• Able to manage time, tasks and resources well
• Excellent spoken and written communication with colleagues, patients and customers
• Strong typing skills
• Able to read and write clearly and to understand policies, labels and written instructions

Preferred

• Experience in an ambulatory clinic setting

Schedule

• Full-time
• Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 5:00 or 10:00 to 6:00 (which one varies by weekday), plus rotating Saturdays from 8:30 to 1:30
• May require travel between clinic locations

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage, a health savings account and paid leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability coverage
• A retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Voluntary benefits, including life, critical illness, accident and short-term disability insurance
• A services discount and employee assistance program (EAP) resources