Medical Assistant

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a Medical Assistant in our Outpatient Department. 

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant supports the medical and nursing staff in providing care and comfort to infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and young adult patients during outpatient clinic appointments by performing routine clinical and clerical tasks. In addition, the Medical Assistant is responsible for phlebotomy and assisting with the application and removal of casts.

Qualifications

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent   

Medical Assistant certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or obtained within 3 months of employment)

Medical terminology 

Must be comfortable working within an electronic medical record

At least 1 year of experience working as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient clinic setting

Excellent customer service and communication skills with a strong commitment to teamwork

  Preferred:

2 years of recent medical assistant experience in a clinic or physician's office (beyond internship)

Successful completion of certified medical assistant program

 

Other:

Current full vaccination status required