Medical Assistant - Bilingual

DESERT SAGE HEALTH CENTERS
Job Description
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT OR MEDICAL ASSISTANT

POSITION SUMMARY:
Provides general patient care and basic patient education as directed by providers. Performs duties
which indirectly support patient care such as PCMH quality measures (prevention & disease), in-house
practice services (medical, dental, and behavioral health), recordkeeping, routine laboratory duties,
general equipment maintenance, immunizations, and maintaining site supply & medication inventories.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Skill in assisting with medical procedures, applying sterile dressings, exams, and treatments
documentation as needed.
• Triage patients with proper documentation.
• Safely lift, and physically manipulate patients.
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper
care and treatment as instructed by the provider.
• Prepare and process laboratory samples and tests using established protocols.
• Coordinates paperwork for provider that may be needed for referrals, prior authorizations for
medications, and diagnostic testing as needed.
• Performs testing including but not limited to lab draws, EKGs, PFTs, drug screens, etc.
(training will be provided as needed)
• Enter nursing charges and patient related information into electronic health record software.
• Enter patient information into sample medication log sheets and other assigned log sheets.
• Reviews patient charts, checks in patient, obtain, and record all patient vital signs, histories
(allergies, medication, medical surgical, family, and social). Reconciles medication and states
initial reason for patient’s visit.
• Directly addresses patient care gaps with patients during visits and between visits by using
patient lists to review and act on overdue preventive care needs.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts as evidenced by providing feedback on projects and
making suggestions for future improvements.
• Records and reports observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in patient’s
conditions.
• Administers medications and immunizations as per standard of administration and documents
in electronic health record.
• Actively participants in in-service education programs as required by practice.
• Maintains and stocks inventory of office and/or clinical supplies as appropriate to position.
• Reports any incidents, maintenance issues, unsafe conditions and/or good catches to supervisor.
• Actively participates in team huddles (organizational planning and their own team).
• Transportation to rotate to any of the DSHC sites as needed.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Follows HIPAA, OSHA, Corporate compliance policies and regulations.
• Employee knows DSHC’s 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a
daily basis.

MARGINAL DUTIES (AS ASSIGNED):
• Performs Perinatal/Prenatal Management duties for Provider: Monthly accounting of new
prenatal patients, delivery information, new baby sex & birth weights, patient reminders,
patient education of prenatal cycles/hospital, set appointments for practice & hospital
registration, and warm handoffs to delivering physician. All preparation for Uniform Data
System (UDS) prenatal delivery and birth weights reporting.
• DOT Medical Exams/Provider Assistance
• Circumcision provider assistance
• IV insertion and monitoring
• Bilingual Skills/Interpretation

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate of Medical Assistant Program.
2. CMA certification in good standing or a Medical Assistant with intent to become certified if
not presently or by hire date unless otherwise determined.
3. Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitating (CPR) certification in good
standing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. 1-3 years of experience medical assisting, M.A. certified