What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - North Spokane position at Providence Health?
Description
This is a combined posting for Associate Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Registered, and Medical Assistant. The requirements of each role are listed below under each associated title. Consideration for each role will be based on qualifications. If you have the qualifications of any one of these three positions, we encourage you to apply.
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The Associate Medical Assistant work under the delegation of a licensed practitioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing basic patient care to assigned patients. Basic patient care needs will be met though both administrative and clinical duties. An Associate Medical Assistant is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
The Medical Assistant-Registered (MA-R) works under the delegation of a licensed independent practitioner (LIP- e.g., RN, APC, MD/DO) to perform duties as directed to assist in providing basic patient care to assigned patients. Basic patient care needs will be met through both administrative and clinical duties. An MA-R is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
The Medical Assistant works under the delegation of a licensed practitioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing patient care to assigned patients. A MA II performs all aspects of the MA I role and is fully competent in the clinical needs/functions for assigned clinic/location of work. An MA II is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
Clinics: Primary Care and Ortho
$5000 Sign-on Bonus for eligible rehire and external candidates who meet all conditions for payment- this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by Providence that begin on your first day of employment.
Associate Medical Assistant
Required Qualifications:
- Upon hire: Washington Medical Assistant Certification
- Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- Medical assisting experience in a clinic setting (0-6 months)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Coursework/Training: Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants or alternate training program
- 6 months of prior experience providing a high level of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
- 6 months of previous experience in a healthcare setting working with an Electronic Health record (EHR).
Associate Medical Assistant, Salary Range:
Spokane, WA
Min: $16.74, Max: $26.07
Medical Assistant Registered
Required Qualifications:
- Within 60 days of hire: Washington Medical Assistant Registration
- Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
Preferred Qualifications:
- Coursework/Training: Medical Assistant, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Secretary or Health Unit Coordinator/Clerk.
- 1-year of medical assisting experience in a clinic setting.
Medical Assistant Registered Salary Range:
Spokane, WA
Min: $16.74, Max: $26.07
Medical Assistant
Required Qualifications:
- Coursework/Training: Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants, or an equivalent combination of coursework, experience/training to qualify to sit for the WA State Certification exam.
- Upon hire: Washington Medical Assistant Certification
- Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- 6 months of Healthcare experience
- 6 months of Medical Assistant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Coursework/Training: Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants, or an equivalent combination of coursework, experience/training to qualify to sit for a National Certification exam.
- Upon hire: National Medical Assistant Certification
Medical Assistant Salary Range:
Spokane, WA
Min: $18.13, Max: $28.23
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
About the Team
Providence Physician Enterprise (PE) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care. Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.
PE is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington; Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 246295
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute)
Job Function: Clinical Care
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift:
Career Track:
Department: 3042 FLOAT PERSONNEL
Address: WA Spokane 20 W 9th Ave
Work Location: Mother Gamelin Ctr-Spokane
Pay Range: $18.13 - $28.23
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Salary : $18 - $28