Temporary Medical Assistant

Position Title Temporary Medical Assistant About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department The Student Health Center supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. About the Position

Under the direction of an Advanced Practice Clinician or MD, the Medical Assistant provides safe therapeutic care for a diverse population of university-age patients in a university setting.

Responsibilities include:

• Phlebotomy Tasks
  • Gathering necessary supplies, assessing veins, performing venipuncture and collecting blood specimens.
  • Labeling and packaging specimens for transport.
  • Documentation of actions
• Laboratory Testing
  • Obtaining samples via nasopharyngeal swab or throat swap
  • Performing rapid strep tests, blood glucose tests, In House Hemoglobin/Hematocrit, Mono and urine tests 
  • Documentation of actions
• Direct Patient Care
  • Assisting the physician or APC with physical examinations, techniques and procedures, and other aspects of patient care
  • Observing and recording the current systems and patient history of present illness including physical and mental conditions - noticing physical and/or behavioral changes, the effects of drugs and incidents.
  • Reconciling medications and preparing the patient and electronic health care record for the visit
• Miscellaneous Tasks
  • Stocking and maintaining lab supply list
  • Washington and sterilizing instruments
  • Communication over phone and electronic messages
  • Other tasks as assigned

This is a temporary position and will work a maximum of 1050 hours.

Required Qualifications Must have current or be eligible for at the time of hire:

• Medical Assistant - Certification (WA State)
• CPR Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as a Medical Assistant in a clinic or urgent care setting
• Experience successfully obtaining samples and results for in-house tests
• Medical Assistant Phlebotomy Certification (WA State)
• Phlebotomy Certification

Conditions of Employment All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

This position requires a fingerprint background check.

Salary $21.69 - $28.90/hour depending on qualifications and experience Benefits Information