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Medical Assistant - Hematology and Oncology Clinic (FT)The Medical Assistant (MA) records vital signs, gathers patient medical history, prepares exam rooms and patients for examination, provides condition-specific education, and coordinates care under the guidance of the provider.Job Specific:Provide safe and effective patient care in the clinical setting.Prepare treatment room for patient examination.Interview patients, obtain vital signs and document information in the patient's chart.Triage patient phone calls, consult with provider, respond to patient questions, and notify patient of test results as directed.Demonstrate critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.Performs phlebotomy duties such as specimen collection and blood draws as assigned.Provide condition-specific education, and care coordination, under the guidance of the provider.Conduct inventories and order medical supplies. Keep all areas stocked and neat in appearance.Perform EKGs with precision and accuracy as directed by provider.Complete documentation associated with daily responsibilities.Hospital:Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital's Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.Performs within the professional Scope of Practice at all times.Other Duties As Assigned:Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.Minimum RequirementsEDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTSRequired: High School education or GEDPreferred: Current certification as a Medical Assistant.EXPERIENCERequired: Minimum of one year experience in a clinical setting.Preferred: Training and dedicated experience related to the clinic specialty.SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIESRequired: Basic computer skills, ability to effectively communicate, and a willingness to travel to satellite clinics (if applicable).Preferred: Familiar with medical terminology, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and experience with an electronic medical record platform.LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTSRequired: BLS (CPR)Preferred: Current certification as a Medical Assistant.COMPANY PROFILECitizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted "Best of the Best" hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital's commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!BENEFIT OFFERINGSMedical, Dental, VisionSTD, LTD DisabilitySupplemental Life, AD&DFlexible Spending (FSA)Employer paid life insurance and short term disabilityDefined Benefit Pension Plan457(b) Deferred CompensationPaid Time OffSick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness ServiceTuition ReimbursementHospital-paid & administered annual immunizationsHealthPlex (gym) membership discountYMCA partnership discount for childcareEmployee Assistance ProgramsCitizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – "to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region."
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victoria, TX, 77901, US
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