Back Office Medical Assistant

Medix is hiring a Medical Assistant for a local contract within a clinic in Phoenix, Full time, paying $16-$22/hr depending on experience and benefits! Day Shift - Monday-Friday 8am-5pm A great opportunity to work within one of the area's top health networks!
Medical Assistant Certifications / Qualifications

• MA Diploma w/ Externship, HS/GED
• Exposure to Lab/Phleb/Specimen Processing
• Bilingual

Preffered but not required skills

• Experience with eClinicalWorks, Lab Experience, Primary Care/OBGYN Experience

Medical Assistant Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively in a professional manner with clients, staff, and providers.
• Demonstrates competency in rooming patients, performing vital signs and measurements (completes growth chart as appropriate), obtains medical history and records information in EMR.
• Competent to perform vision and hearing checks and record them in the patient chart.
• Maintain clinic examination room supplies and cleaning. Prepare instruments and equipment for sterilization. Cleans and packages instruments for autoclaving and operates the autoclave.
• Competent in performing EKG's, spirometry, and ear irrigation as needed.
• Demonstrates competence in performing SQ, IM, and Intradermal injections of authorized medication
• **Perform blood draws and help with specimen processing
• Perform various Family Planning procedures/services
• Explain sliding fee discount schedule requirements to patients
• Dispense birth control
• Assist with STI testing, HIV counseling
• Perform SVN, PEEK FLOW, Audiogram, spirometry, Nebulizer procedures, and snellen tests

Benefits:
As a Medix contractor, you can choose to enroll in our benefits program and enjoy:

• Supplemental medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Sick time
• 401K