Medical Assistant

Company:  MFSTalent
Location: Torrance
Closing Date: 20/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Description
  • Shift: Day 5x8-Hour (08:00 - 18:30)
  • Work location: Onsite; Torrance, CA
  • Compensation: $21 to $24 per hour
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Assists physicians with procedure set-ups, patient procedures and examinations.
  • Performs patient care, including vital signs, weights, rooming, assisting with procedures, medication administration (vaccinations) and injections and other necessary tests.
  • As required, performs waived testing (urine dipstick, urine pregnancy test, blood glucose testing), perform EKGs, and administers immunizations. Collects and sends specimens to appropriate labs for testing per protocol.
  • Schedules and edits and maintains patient-physician appointments for new and returning patients, using the scheduling system.
  • Acts as non-clinical liaison/concierge/navigator for the referred patients in any way the patient needs before, during or after an encounter with a medical facility.
  • Informs patient's authorization and collects payment for new and returning patients, using the scheduling system.
  • Collects patient demographic and insurance data and enters it into systems as well as assigns medical record numbers
  • Assures appropriate verifications and authorizations are complete before the patient sees a provider
Job Requirements
Education Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent Required
  • Medical Assistant Certificate/Diploma from an approved school /institution or equivalent documented training. Required
Experience
  • 1 - 5 years of directly related experience Required
Licenses and Certifications
  • BLS - Basic Life Support required
  • CMA - Certified or Registered Medical Assistant preferred
Benefits
  • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Sick time off
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