Job Description

Posting number: 26-03335ARMC-01

Department: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Job classification: Medical Assistant

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Nursing, Education, Miscellaneous, Health Education

• Patient intake and obtain information relating to examinations and tests; update records and actively conduct outreach to patients
• Provide education and information to facilitate patient compliance with appointments, tests, treatment plans and goals to support continuity of care
• Monitor established treatment plans, medications, tests and examinations
• Participate in the adjustment of patient-centered self-management goals as needed, will utilize chronic disease registry reports to identify disease trends, and desired outcomes while understanding the Chronic Care Model
• Prepares patients/clients for examinations and procedures including positioning, draping, shaving, an disinfecting treatment sites
• Performs screening tests, collects specimens and vital signs
• Updates healthcare professionals; may perform blood withdrawal or administer injections with appropriate supervision, training and/or certification
• Assists patients in ambulation and transfer; Verifies patient’s health insurance information, contact health insurance to verify eligibility and/or authorization for treatment
• Submit treatment authorization requests into the EHR database, check treatment authorization requests, and follow-up on status of requests

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To review job-specific benefits, refer to of Benefits and the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)

ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Located on a beautiful 70-acre campus in Colton, California (50 miles east of Los Angeles), Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a state-of-the-art, public/nonprofit, 456-bed, university affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health and accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital houses a regional burn center serving four counties (San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono and Inyo), a comprehensive stroke center, level I trauma center and a freestanding in-patient behavioral health center. Additionally, ARMC operates five community-based, primary care clinics and over 40 specialty care outpatient services. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the adjacently located California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM), the Inland Empire's newest medical school.

To learn more about Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, please visit: www.arrowheadregional.org

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants selected for these positions must pass a background investigation and verification of employment history and education.

Shift Availability: ARMC is a twenty-four hour facility; applicants must be available to work all shifts, weekends and holidays Shift differentials are provided.

Work Conditions: Working conditions may involve exposure to infectious materials.

Examples of duties

Applicants possess all of the following:

EDUCATIONSuccessful completion of a Medical Assistant program.

NOTE Proof of completion of a Medical Assistant program (e.g. certificate or transcript) is required and MUST be submitted with the application by the filing deadline. For instructions on attaching a document, please visit:
Application Guide
EXPERIENCESix (6) months of full-time work experience within the past two (2) years assisting medical professionals with dressings, biopsies, treatments, and procedures and performing screening tests in a medical environment.

Qualifications

• California Phlebotomy Certification are highly preferred.
• Clerical experience to include performing a variety of office clerical tasks such as public contact, computer usage, data entry and answering the telephone.
• Bilingual fluency in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and/or Vietnamese.

Supplemental information

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process