Overview
Medical Assistant Jobs in San Diego, California, USA at Family Health Centers of San Diego
Impact Lives, Impact Community
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a verydiversepatient population.
We are proud of our mission, our lastingcommunity impact, and the cultural and individualdiversityof our staff.
Job Role s
Attends in-services or completes make-up assignments.
Keeps sites in compliance with TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal Managed Care Requirements.
Performs Waive Testing and Phlebotomy.
Consistently follows FHCSD Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Maintains a clean, organized, and safe clinic environment.
Prepares patients for examinations and procedures and assists providers as needed.
May support provider productivity. Assists with managing clinic flow, scheduling patient follow-up appointments, communicating referral information, and discharge instructions.
Responds to voicemails, routes messages, and returns phone calls in a timely manner.
Records patient information in Electronic Health Record (EHR).
May be responsible for administering medications, including injections.
May be responsible for cleaning, processing, and sterilizing medical instruments.
Collects and handles laboratory specimens appropriately.
Follows 5S and continuous quality improvement methods in the workplace.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations
Medical Assistant diploma from an approved course required.
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
Or equivalent combination ofeducationand experience that provides the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform the essential job duties, and which meets any required state or federal certification requirements.
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training required.
Experience/Specialized skills (including Language)
Minimum 1 year of experience in ambulatory care setting or similar setting is highly preferred.
Ability to maintain good interpersonal interactions with clients and co-workers as a member of a multi-disciplinary community health team with adiversemulti-cultural population.
Ability to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in afast-paced, high-workload environment.
Basic computer literacy ability to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., electronic medical record documentation, obtaining background information and reports on patients, following up on appointments, etc.).
Basic organizational skills,attention to detail, time-management skills, and strong motivation to meet deadlines and achieve goals.
Multi-lingual preferred, English, Spanish, Arabic, and Somali depending on current priorities and locations.
Physical Requirements/Working Environment
Bending (neck): OCCASIONALLY (1 – 3 HRS)
Bending (waist): OCCASIONALLY (1 – 3 HRS)
Driving:
To drive from one clinic or another, or in the community: AS NEEDED
Exposure to blood borne pathogens and biohazards: …
Title: Medical Assistant
Company: Family Health Centers of San Diego
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Category: Healthcare, Administrative/Clerical
