Medical Assistant
UPMC
- Location
- Onsite (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
UPMC is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant to support the Stull, Jarvis, & Spinola team in Bethel Park. The role involves providing compassionate patient care, performing clinical procedures, and ensuring efficient practice operations within a collaborative healthcare environment.
Skills
Benefits
- Excellent benefits
Perks
- Free parking
- Growth opportunities
Full job details
Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant to support the Stull, Jarvis, & Spinola team/office in Bethel Park.
*Job title and salary will be based on qualifications and career ladder requirements.
Shift/Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week) - Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:30am to 3:30pm or 8:00am to 4:00pm - No weekends or holidays!
Travel: Infrequent travel will be required to assist our Centre Ave & Halket Street locations in Pittsburgh for staffing and coverage support. *Manager will discuss this further during the interview process
Join a team where Medical Assistants play an important role in both the patient experience and the day-to-day success of the practice. In this fast-paced environment, you’ll work alongside a collaborative care team, support patients throughout their visits, and help ensure efficient, compassionate care. This is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys being an integral part of a busy healthcare team.
Free parking, opportunities for growth/advancement, excellent benefits, and a pleasant work environment are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Check schedules and organizing patient flow.
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, etc.
- Collect patient information/history, taking vitals, performing screenings per provider guidelines.
- Send/receive patient medical records in accordance with Health Insurance.
- Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations.
- Prepare and clean patient, exam, and procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.
- Manage inventory of supplies; restocking exam/procedure rooms.
- Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
- Comply with all UPMC Health System policies and procedures.
- Perform phlebotomy, EKGs, and level one labs.
- Perform clinic procedures according to policy and procedure.
- Answering calls and providing pertinent information including patient education as directed.
- Obtain lab/x-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.
- Complete forms/requisitions as needed.
- Schedule appointments.
- Prepare and managing charts to ensure information completed and filed appropriately.
- Other front office responsibilities, as required.
- Under the direction and supervision of a physician, administer injectable medication and vaccines when appropriate.
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Must have basic computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology, examination, diagnostic and treatment room responsibilities.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Act 34 with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran