Medical Assistant - UPMC Partners in Health
UPMC
- Location
- Onsite (Trafford, Pennsylvania)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
UPMC is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant to support the UPMC Partners in Health team in Trafford. The role involves clinical procedures, patient care, and administrative duties to support patient flow and clinic operations.
Skills
Benefits
- Excellent benefits
Perks
- Free parking
- Opportunities for growth
- Advancement
Full job details
Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant to support the UPMC Partners in Health team/office in Trafford.
*Job title and salary will be based on qualifications and career ladder requirements.
Shift/Hours: Monday-Friday rotating hours from 7:00am - 3:30pm, 7:30am - 4:00pm, 8:00am-4:30pm, 8:30am-5:00pm, or 9:00am-5:30pm. No weekends or holidays!
Travel: Potential travel will be required to assist with other Partners in Health teams/offices in Murrysville and Delmont for staffing and support needs. *HM will discuss this further during the interview process.
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 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran