What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Shriners Children's?
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
With 20 hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.
CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please log into Workday Click Here to apply internally through the "Jobs Hub"
Job Description
We currently have an opening for a Medical Assistant to join our Portland, OR team. Staff MA functioning in a specialty role accountable for providing comprehensive, family-centered care to patients and families in the pediatric orthopedic Outpatient Department. Provides the highest possible level of comprehensive care to Outpatient Clinic patients and their families under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Coordinator, or RN.
Key Responsibilities
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
With 20 hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.
CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please log into Workday Click Here to apply internally through the "Jobs Hub"
Job Description
We currently have an opening for a Medical Assistant to join our Portland, OR team. Staff MA functioning in a specialty role accountable for providing comprehensive, family-centered care to patients and families in the pediatric orthopedic Outpatient Department. Provides the highest possible level of comprehensive care to Outpatient Clinic patients and their families under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Coordinator, or RN.
Key Responsibilities
- Performs all aspects of direct patient care according to current Outpatient Clinic "Standards of Care." Documents interventions per policy and lists plan consistently
- Obtains patient history and vital signs
- Prepares and maintains exam and treatment areas
- Obtains and graphs patient's weight, height, arm span, and head circumference according to Outpatient Clinic "Growth Chart Graphing (Plotting)"
- Lab work completed the same day ordered
- Assists with monitoring supplies and equipment with PCA/cast tech. Maintains equipment and notifies supervisor/manager when new equipment is needed
- Applying non-corrective casts at physician's direction
- Safely removing casts, cleans patient, covers affected limb and instructs family on skin care
- High School Diploma/GED
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Associate Degree
- RMA, CCMA, NCMA
- 1 year Pediatric/Ambulatory Care
- EMR Systems