Medical Assistant – Mercer Island Primary Care

Description:

Swedish Medical Group is calling a Medical Assistant (1.0 FTE, Day Shift) to work in Mercer Island Primary Care at Swedish Medical Group in Mercer Island, WA.

Apply Today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.

• Swedish Medical Group now offers a one time $3,000 Sign-on Bonus to Certified Medical Assistants newly joining SMG!

At Swedish, we are passionate about healthcare for our caregivers. Full-time caregivers (0.75-1.0 FTE) who earn less than $60,000 per year will be offered the Swedish PPO Medical Plan with a $0 premium cost, including dependent coverage.*

The MA work unders the delegation of a licensed practioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing patient care to assigned patients. A Medical Assistant performs all aspects of the MA role and is fully competent in the clinical needs/functions for assigned clinic/location of work. An MA is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations._

In this position you will:

• Perform all duties and passed competency testing/evaluation as required for a Medical Assistant
• Able to perform all front and back office skills as appropriate to role and certification. (ex: vital signs, set up/assist with minor procedures, EKG, blood pressure, point of care testing, patient authorizations, scheduling, etc.)
• Perform increasingly advanced procedures with valiadted competencies
• Provide accurate, complete, legible and timely documention of all procedures performed in the patient’s medical record
• Follow correct procedures for handling and disposing of biohazardous, infectious, and pharmaceutical waste

Qualifications:

Required qualifications for this position includes:

• High School Diploma – or- GED and Graduate of accredited school for medical assistant, or an equivalent combination of coursework, experience/training to qualify to sit for the WA State Certification exam
• Active MA-C in state of WA
• Current BLS – Must be AHA accredited
• Six (6) months Healthcare experience
• Six (6) months Medical Assistant experience

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Graduate of accredited school for medical assistant, or an equivalent combination of coursework, experience/training to qualify to sit for a National Certification exam
• Active National certification/registration by AMCA, AAMA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, or NAHP as a Medical Assistant

About Swedish Medical Group.

Swedish Medical Group (SMG) is a successful, performance-driven division of Swedish Health Services, the largest non-profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area. The SMG network includes 128 primary care and specialty care clinics.

We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit

https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#benefits-rewards

Our Mission

Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.

Our Vision is Health for a Better World.

About Us

Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day

Job Category: Medical Assistant

Location: Washington-Mercer Island

Work Locations: Mercer Island Mjm (WA172) 3236 78th Ave Se Mercer Island, 98040

Req ID: 300521