What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant -Part Time - Portland Metro Area Multiple Clinics position at Providence Health?
Description
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Medical Group and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
This is for a Part Time role.
HOME CLINIC: We offer flexible schedules and are hiring for multiple openings in primary and specialty clinics across the Portland Metro area (including Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill Counties). We will discuss your preferences during the interview.
RESOURCE/FLOAT: Caregivers who choose to float will join our Staffing Resource Department which serves the PMG clinics in the Portland Metro area. You will serve patients seen in Primary Care, Pediatrics, Specialty Care and Urgent Care. We offer full and part-time availability. If you are interested in variety, the float pool is the place for you!
The job utilizes a combination of skills including:
- Clerical computer and phone skills
- Customer service/people skills
- Medical terminology
- Hands on clinical skills
Typical job skills include:
- Taking vital signs like pulse and blood pressure
- Updating medications, allergies and other information in patient’s medical records
- Performing some medical procedures, specimen collection and lab testing
The position will support the delivery of cost-effective, clinically competent, reliable healthcare by following the core values of Providence Medical Group – justice, excellence, dignity, integrity, and compassion. Medical Assistants work under the delegation of a licensed practitioner to perform duties as directed and assist in providing basic patient care to assigned patients. This role is responsible for administrative and clinical tasks, such as maintaining patient records, preparing patients and rooms for examination, and assisting physicians with exams. Medical Assistants are expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
Associate Medical Assistant
Required qualifications:
- Has completed an accredited MA Program that includes an externship -or- Has completed two years medical training in the United States Armed Forces.
- Upon Hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- Medical assisting experience in a clinic setting (0-6 months)
Preferred qualifications:
- 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, Oregon: Min: $18.81, Max: $29.30
Medical Assistant
Required qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited school that includes hands on training in a clinical setting for medical assistants –or- has completed two years medical training in the United States Armed Forces.
- In lieu of Coursework/Training: Minimum one year of work experience as a medical assistant that includes the following clinical skills: obtaining vital signs, administering injections and medication administration.
- Upon Hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
- 6 months Healthcare experience
- 6 months Medical Assistant experience
Preferred qualifications:
- Upon Hire: National Medical Assistant Certification
Medical Assistant Salary Range, Oregon: Min: $20.38, Max: $31.73
$2,000 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.
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.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
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: 254135
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute)
Job Function: Clinical Care
Job Schedule: Part time
Job Shift:
Career Track: Clinical Support
Department: 5011 PMG N STAFFING
Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St
Work Location: Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland
Pay Range: $18.81 - $31.73
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.