NorthPointe Pediatric - Medical Assistant - Spokane - Multiple Clinic Openings

About the job

Providence Medical Group is hiring full-time pediatric medical assistants for several Spokane clinics, in general pediatrics and pediatric specialties, with locations Downtown, North and South, in Liberty Lake and in Spokane Valley. The posting covers three levels (associate medical assistant, medical assistant registered and medical assistant), and a hiring bonus is offered to eligible candidates who meet its conditions.

What you'll do

• Work closely with licensed practitioners on both administrative and clinical tasks
• Prepare patients and exam rooms, and assist physicians during exams
• Take vital signs such as pulse and blood pressure
• Update medications, allergies and other details in patient records
• Perform some medical procedures, collect specimens and run lab tests
• Use clerical, computer, phone and customer service skills along with medical terminology

What you need

• Associate medical assistant: one of these: graduation from an accredited medical assistant school with hands-on clinical training, graduation from a registered medical assistant apprenticeship, two years of medical training while serving in the United States Armed Forces, a year of medical assistant work that included vital signs, injections and giving medications, or a Washington Medical Assistant Certification at hire
• Medical assistant registered: Washington Medical Assistant Registration within 60 days of hire, plus 6 months of health care experience and 6 months of medical assistant experience
• Medical assistant: one of the same school, apprenticeship, military or work-experience routes, or a Washington Medical Assistant Certification at hire, plus 6 months of health care experience and 6 months of medical assistant experience
• All levels: National Provider BLS from the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire

Preferred

• Associate medical assistant: six months of customer service in a busy setting and six months using an electronic health record (EHR) in health care
• Medical assistant registered: training or coursework for work as a health unit coordinator or clerk, medical secretary, medical office assistant or medical assistant

Schedule

• Full-time
• Multiple shifts available

Benefits

• A hiring bonus for eligible candidates who meet the conditions for payment
• Benefits that start on your first day, including health, dental and vision coverage
• On-the-job training and certification programs, tuition reimbursement and college education
• A career ladder for medical assistants, with extra training and informal leadership experience toward senior and lead roles
• A 401(k) savings plan with an employer match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off, including paid parental leave, vacations, holidays and time for health issues
• Voluntary benefits and well-being resources
• Shift differentials, standby or on-call pay, overtime, premiums, extra-shift incentives or bonus opportunities may be available on top of base pay