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Medical Assistant – MEDICAL SPECIALTIES CLINIC (TEMPORARY, DAYS)

Posted on February 18, 2022
SEIU 925
University of Washington
Full-time
21.24
 - $ 
30.4
 per month
Seattle, WA
Applications accepted until position filled

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure exam rooms are stocked, clean and ready for patients
  • Prepare patient for care team by rooming the patient and taking vitals
  • Prepare medical record for clinic visit; verify presence of medical records and diagnostic testing prior to scheduled appointments, requesting existing records and x-rays as necessary
  • Assist with inpatient admissions as requested by care team
  • Pre-authorize necessary testing, call patients with appointment reminders for clinic and related testing, and call patients with normal test results
  • Assist provider by facilitating use of technology including electronic medical records and electronic imaging)
  • Coordinate communication flow in the clinic including answering and directing telephone inquiries to the appropriate individual
  • Provide basic telephone screening per clinic protocols and recognize emergent/urgent problems and direct to the nurse or physician
  • Coordinate clerical patient care activities and/or specialized technical duties unique to the assigned clinic to ensure accurate and expedited patient check-in and discharge, including obtaining consents for care and referral information
  • Support physician providers and multi-disciplinary team members (4-6 in addition to the MD provider) per clinic needing support and coordination
  • Transport patients and lab specimens
  • Complete billing documents as appropriate
  • Assist during patient examinations and procedures performed by health care professionals
  • Give injectable medications that have been registered with the WA State
  • Department of Health when certified as a Healthcare Assistant and successfully completed the ACS study module and competency skills check
  • Provide the best patient experience possible
  • Demonstrate an atmosphere/attitude of respect for human dignity and the uniqueness of each person encountered in the clinic setting
  • Promote and protect general safety for patients/families/friends and co-workers through adherence to correct procedures, timely communication of messages and test results, and appropriate consultation
  • Promote and contribute to the development of our team in clinic and working relationships between the clinic and other departments/disciplines
  • Participate in orientation of new staff and preceptorship of MA students
  • Support the “Service Culture Guidelines”
  • Other duties as assigned
About the employer: University of Washington

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.

Join our award-winning team at UW Medical Center - Montlake. Among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report 2019-2020 "America's Best Hospitals", UW Medical Center - Montlake prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. UW Medical Center - Montlake has again earned U.S. News & World Report’s No. 1 hospital ranking in Washington State and in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is the seventh consecutive year that UW Medical Center - Montlake has achieved both distinctions.

About your union: SEIU 925

SEIU 925 unites 17,000 people in Washington who work in education from early learning through higher education, as well as members who work in local government and nonprofits. We work together to provide quality education for children and students, to ensure that education remains a state priority, and to strengthen our workforce. We provide quality public services to our communities across the state. The mission of SEIU 925 is to win political and economic power for working people to advance the well-being of our members, their families and all working people by developing leaders who are a voice for change in the workplace and solidarity in our communities.

 

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