About the role

Pacific Central Coast Health Center is a non-profit community clinic organization with over 40 health centers in California. The Medical Assistant Lead role focuses on managing patient flow, preparing charts, and assisting providers with diagnostic procedures and treatments to ensure efficient clinic operations.

Skills

Patient charting Phlebotomy Diagnostic procedures Laboratory testing Patient flow management Electronic health records Practice management systems Basic life support CPR Insurance billing Clinical documentation Specimen handling Medical terminology Customer service

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Where You’ll Work

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast. Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Medical Assistant, you'll keep the day running smoothly and efficiently for your patients and clinical team. Every day, you will take the lead on proactively preparing patient charts, ensuring all information is obtained and up-to-date for those seen in our facility. You can expect to have multiple patients daily depending on the number of physicians are on-site. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others, work efficiently, and your empathy for our patients.

Greets patients, vendors and visitors, in person and by phone, in a prompt, courteous and helpful manner, responds to inquiries, takes messages, and provides accurate information regarding schedules and services.
Monitors schedules and patient arrivals, participates in sequencing emergency patients, and provides assistance to coworkers to maintain a smooth and efficient patient flow for entire clinic for maximum productivity.
Assists the providers with minor diagnostic procedures, treatments and education as directed.
Demonstrates knowledge of examination, diagnostic, and treatment room procedures
Labels and maintains proper storage for specimens and tests. Performs in-house lab testing, delivers on-site results to provider and performs intermittent phlebotomy. Maintains records of lab testing and logbooks

Job Requirements

Required

Graduate from a Medical Assisting program
Minimum 2 years Medical Assistant experience
Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days

Preferred

1-3 years Supervisory/management experience (2 years)., upon hire and
Experience in a multiple provider medical practice, upon hire and
Working within surance/billing in a healthcare setting/insurance organization, upon hire and
Healthcare information systems, such as electronic health record and practice management systems experience, upon hire and
Phlebotomy Certification, upon hire