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Medical Assistant III - Float
Job Details
- Job Ref:
- 10035018
- Location:
- Lancaster, CA 93534
- Category:
- Ambulatory Services
- Job Type:
- Full-time
- Shift:
- Days
- Pay Rate:
- $23.17 - $34.75 per hour
Medical Assistant III Float
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Prepare for patient visits by reviewing records, updating documentation, and ensuring exam rooms are ready.
- Room patients, collect vital signs, update medication and allergy information, and report abnormal findings to the care team.
- Assist providers during exams and procedures while maintaining patient safety and comfort.
- Perform routine clinical duties, including injections, phlebotomy, specimen collection, basic nursing procedures, and patient education within scope of practice.
- Support scheduling, referrals, pre-certifications, telehealth visits, and care coordination activities.
- Maintain compliance with infection control, OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, and organizational policies and procedures.
- Manage clinical supplies, equipment sterilization, and laboratory specimen handling.
- Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality patient care.
Qualifications
Your qualifications should include:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
- Two years of clinical Medical Assistant experience in a primary care setting, including laboratory testing and processing diagnostic orders.
- Experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Infusion scheduling and schedule management
- Mentoring or precepting staff
- Clinic throughput leadership
- Procedural clinic leadership
- Sterile processing/equipment management
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Specialty-specific clinical assisting experience preferred.
Additional Information:
- This position is represented by a collective bargaining unit.
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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