Pride Health is hiring a Medical Assistant to support our client’s medical facility in Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. This is a 3+ month contract assignment (convertible to permanent based on your work performance). and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organisation!
Specific Duties:
Performs all duties within the scope of a Medical Assistant's practice. Operates diagnostic equipment (cannot interpret tests), remove staples from superficial wounds, changes wound dressing and obtains cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, performs simple specimen collection via noninvasive techniques and collects blood specimens via venipuncture or via capillary, performs EKGs
Performs quality control checks on equipment
Prepares and sterilizes medical equipment using the autoclave
Rooms patients according to policy and procedures, prepares patient for examination
Records patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner
Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies
Respects patient confidentiality at all times and treats patients with courtesy and respect
Organizes exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilizes instruments
Practices standard infection control precautions
Telephone and in-person screening limited to intake and gathering of information without requiring the exercise of judgment based on clinical knowledge
Supports and follows Standard Delegation of Orders (SDO)
Performs all other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
Minimum of 1 year of preferred experience
High school graduate or GED equivalent
Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification
Current BLS certification (through an approved American Heart Association Training Centre or the
Proven knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
Proven good communication and customer service skills
Bilingual in Spanish
What skills/attributes are nice to have, and will set a candidate apart?
Basic computer literacy required, with intermediate Excel skills
Knowledge of medical terminology required
The ability to react calmly and effectively in emergencies is required
Good communication and customer service skills required
Preferred Education. Experience & Skills
At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant
Additional Information:
Location: Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Job Type: 3+ months contract to Hire
Schedule: - Monday-Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Office Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Pay Range: $20-$23/hr. on W2
#PHCUHGClinical $250
*Offered pay rate will be based on education, experience, and healthcare credentials.
Pride-Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Pride Global is a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm headquartered in New York with operating companies throughout the United States, Canada, India and Brazil. Pride Global companies focus on a diverse array of services including vendor management, payroll programs, business process optimization, and staffing for both direct hire and contingent labor.