Description

Position: Medical Assistant 

Location: Sunny San Diego 

Hourly Salary Range: $20.00 - 22.00 

Associates in Family Medicine is a caring and innovative organization.  Patients and communities seek them out and depend on them for the highest quality medical care, provided in an atmosphere of compassion and dependability. Their employees have created a supportive work environment that encourages personal growth and mutual respect.

The ideal candidate for this full-time position will be someone who is detail-oriented, adaptable, and motivated. Your primary responsibilities will be facilitating the patient flow and obtaining pertinent information. This position involves 90% front desk and phone work as well as filling in the back-office MA as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Schedule appointments, handle incoming calls, and appropriately route messages.
• Managing the check-in/check-out process, which includes obtaining or confirming demographic information, insurance verification, collecting patient responsibility, processing appropriate forms.
• Communicating with patients and referring entities to gather necessary information for registration and insurance eligibility.
• Accurately documents patient care including vitals, changes, and response to care.
• Prepares lab and x-ray results for physician review.
• Sets up and restocks exam rooms.
• Performs patient callbacks and documents interaction.
• Manage front desk administrative tasks.
• Ensures and facilitates patient flow and assists physicians with procedures and examinations.
• Accurately obtain chief complaint, medication list, history, and other pertinent information. Communicate information to the physician.
• Ability to perform injections and vital signs with proficient use of associated equipment.
• Prepares necessary paperwork/files information in the chart.
• Communicate, observe, and report the patient's condition.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Qualifications:

• Medical Assistant certification. - Required 
• Bilingual English/Spanish. - Preferred

Benefits:

• Health insurance paid sick leave, and vacation benefits after 3 months.
• Eligibility for 401K retirement savings plan after 1 year.
• A supportive and growth-oriented work environment.
• Performance bonus
• The opportunity to make a significant impact in the community and patients' lives. 

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, lunch 12pm-1pm

Associates in Family Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.