Medical Assistant – Medical Specialties - Multiple Clinic Openings

About the job

Providence is hiring full-time medical assistants for Providence Medical Group specialty clinics, with Liberty Lake listed as the work location. Openings include gastroenterology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, pulmonology, sleep medicine, occupational medicine, kidney care, vascular vein, liver and pancreas, and ear, nose and throat clinics. Applicants are considered for Associate Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Registered or Medical Assistant, depending on qualifications.

Providence Clinical Network, a Providence service line, serves patients in seven states through medical groups and affiliate practices that together have more than 11,000 providers and 900 clinics. Providence has 120,000 caregivers in more than 50 hospitals and 1,000 clinics across Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Montana, Texas and New Mexico.

What you'll do

• Work closely with licensed practitioners as part of the care team to care for patients
• Handle administrative and clinical tasks such as keeping patient records, getting patients and exam rooms ready, and assisting physicians with exams
• Take vital signs such as pulse and blood pressure
• Update patients' medical records with medications, allergies and other details
• Perform some medical procedures, collect specimens and do lab testing
• Use clerical computer and phone skills, customer service and people skills, medical terminology and hands-on clinical skills

What you need

• Associate Medical Assistant and Medical Assistant: graduation from an accredited medical assistant school with hands-on clinical training or a registered medical assistant apprenticeship program, or two years of United States Armed Forces medical training
• Or, in place of that training, at least one year of medical assistant work experience that included taking vital signs, giving injections and administering medication
• Associate Medical Assistant and Medical Assistant: Washington Medical Assistant Certification upon hire
• Medical Assistant Registered: a Washington Medical Assistant Registration, obtained within 60 days of hire
• All three levels: National Provider BLS from the American Heart Association, earned within 30 days of hire
• Associate Medical Assistant: 0-6 months of medical assisting experience in a clinic setting
• Medical Assistant Registered and Medical Assistant: 6 months of health care experience and 6 months of medical assistant experience

Preferred

• Associate Medical Assistant: 6 months of experience in a fast-paced setting, giving customers a high level of service
• Associate Medical Assistant: 6 months of experience using an electronic health record (EHR) in a health care setting
• Medical Assistant Registered: coursework or training as a medical secretary, medical office assistant, health unit coordinator or clerk, or medical assistant

Schedule

• Full-time
• Shifts vary; multiple shifts are available

Benefits

• A hiring bonus for eligible candidates who satisfy all of its payment conditions
• A benefits package that starts on the first day of employment, including health, dental and vision coverage
• On-the-job training and certification programs, tuition reimbursement and college education
• A 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Life and disability insurance
• Time off, including paid parental leave, vacations, holidays and time for health issues
• Voluntary benefits and well-being resources
• Pay beyond the base rate may be available, such as shift differentials, standby or on-call pay, overtime, premiums, extra-shift incentives or bonuses
• A career ladder for medical assistants, with added training and informal leadership opportunities to prepare for roles such as Senior Medical Assistant and Lead Medical Assistant after eligibility requirements are met