Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Location Address: 1202 Highway 60 Socorro, NM 87801-3914

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $18.33 Maximum Offer $30.24

Summary: Presbyterian Medical Group’s Socorro clinic is seeking a compassionate and motivated Medical Assistant I or Medical Assistant II to join our team. In this role, you will provide clinical and administrative support to providers while helping deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in an outpatient clinic setting.

This position offers a career ladder, allowing qualified candidates to be considered for either the Medical Assistant I or Medical Assistant II level based on education and experience.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher

Education

• Department

• EPIC electronic charting system

• Type of Opportunity: PRN

• FTE: 0.00

• Job Exempt: No

• Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing medical assistant procedures after completion of competency within organizations MA scope of work, under the supervision of a provider and PHS policy.
• Prepares patient for rooming and exam
• Prepares and administers medications and immunizations
• Suture/Staple removal and dressing changes
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens
• Provides basic education to patients
• Sets up aseptic and sterile procedures
• Performs office-based procedures
• Performs basic foot care
• Assists with additional procedures as determined by provider
• Participates in the orientation of new hire MAs
• May perform regulatory audits
• Assists with visit closure
• Participates with care team to meet patient care and clinic needs.
• May perform scribe duties after completing PMG scribe training

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Six months of MA experience or successful completion of a Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant program from an accredited school required
• Successful completion of Presbyterian MA Advanced

Skills

• Training within 90 days of hire

• BLS (AHA, Red Cross or ASHI Healthcare Provider) required within 90 days of hire

• Maintains current certifications in required emergency response trainings (i.e. BLS)

• Completes all Organizational, Department of Nursing and Department-Specific competency training/requirements within specified timeframe. Orthopedic and Podiatry Departments Only:

• ROT Registered Orthopedic Technologist – Required within 12 months of hire.

• We're all about well-being, starting with yours.

• Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

• Learn more about our employee benefits.

• About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

• Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

• AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

• Compensation Disclaimer

• The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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