Description

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Medical Assistant / Certified Medical Assistant to join our team!

JOB SUMMARY:

Order, collecting, process routine and specialty testing, and returning results back to doctor. Obtain, process doctors orders, and data entry. Provide good customer service on the phone, patients, doctors and other medical staff. Work well under pressure. Collects blood samples ensuring proper patient identification and labeling samples. Follows clinic & hospital policies and procedures for transporting/delivering of samples to laboratory. Perform CLIA waived moderate testing.

BENEFITS:

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Mountain View Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Proficiency in collecting correct blood samples and other body fluids, ensuring proper patient identification and labeling of samples.
2. Follows hospital policies and procedures for transporting and delivering samples to laboratory.
3. Knowledge of handling laboratory supplies and stocks supplies.
4. Ensure that patients receive appropriate competent and quality clinical care and that customer service meets patient’s expectation.
a. Adherence by staff to all policy and procedures.
b. Provides age appropriate care.
c. Reporting monitoring and management of patient and staff incidents.
d. Monitoring and management of patient and physician satisfaction results.
5. Follows standards precautions using personal protective equipment as required. Knowledge and performance of sterile tech.
6. Maintain, develop and utilize professional relationships with a wide range of
organizations and specialists.
a. Maintain effective working relationships between nursing, clerical, medical and allied health staff.
7. May perform special tests such as clotting times, bleeding times, and glucose tolerance tests and report results to other lab personal.
8. Maintains strict quality control for procedures.
9. Organize requisitions received for collection, Maintains records of tests performed Scanning orders and lab results into electronic medical system, print and fax lab reports to ordering doctor.
10. Maintains Point of Care documents and performs Quality Control management.
11. Orients and mentors new staff members.
12. Shows good customer service on phone and in person to anyone that enters the laboratory.
13. Performs miscellaneous tasks that promote smooth operations.
14. Helps Medical Laboratory Technologist or Medical Technologist with takes to ensure good turn around time.
15. Other duties as deemed necessary.

ABOUT MOUNTAIN VIEW:

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley – all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department and a continuously expanding rural health practice.

Our work environment is mission driven, people-centric and supportive. It is what sets apart and makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference in your community, we invite you to apply.

Qualifications

Education/Certification: High School Diploma or equivalent Current BLS Certification. Valid driver’s license. Graduation from an accredited Health Sciences program or higher. Current BLS Certification. Valid CMA certificate/license.

Experience: Phlebotomy course and phlebotomy experience preferred. CMA course preferred.

Language/Communication: The ability to read and communicate effectively in English. Bilingual is a plus. Must understand medical terminology.

Mental Capabilities: Can frequently and consistently make sound judgments. Must be organized, multi-tasker, and a critical thinker. 

Performance: Can work well under pressure and meet multiple and competing deadlines. Good customer service skills. Can recognize and understand the complexity and reflex-testing of laboratory complexity.