Come work Monday through Friday with award-winning providers of orthopedic services. We are looking for the next great member of our team who is eager to take gain clinical experience and learn from the top providers of our region.
Clinic Summary
Orthopedic Physician Associates (OPA), a division of SCA Health, is Seattle’s premier provider of orthopedic services. Our physicians and clinical staff work together to ensure that patients receive complete orthopedic care, whether surgical or nonsurgical, for problems or diseases of the bones, joints and muscles. OPA Physicians are known regionally and throughout the world as leaders in their fields. They lecture frequently, train others and develop new surgical techniques and many of the breakthrough hardware used in today’s surgeries.
Position Summary
The primary role of the Medical Assistant is to provide direct clinical and administrative support to the physicians. General purpose is to triage patients during clinic and to answer their questions via phone.
Essential Qualities
- Patient and pleasant personality; works well with a variety of people
- Flexible attitude
- Team player
- Interfaces well with staff and physicians
- Professional demeanor
- Dependable
- Eager to learn
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the physician with patients seen in office
- Minor office procedures (removing sutures, dressing changes, etc.)
- Answer medical questions in office and on the phone, screening appointments and acting as liaison between patient & physician
- Preview physician’s schedule and troubleshoot as needed
- Patients surgery and test scheduling
- Pre and post-operative patient education
- Post-operative follow-up with patients
- Prescription callbacks
- Organize physician mail, etc., as needed
- Process test results
- Assist as directed by Physician/Supervisor/Administrator/Director
- Assist other Medical Assistants as needed
- Backup to cast technician
- Must follow all polices as outlined in Employee Handbook
Education/Experience/Skills
Education/Experience:
- Degree/current certification as an ATC or MA (we will facilitate MA-R)
- 1+ years in an outpatient clinic setting (orthopedic desired)
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Problem solving skills
- Skill in using a computer
- Knowledge of orthopedics and trauma (desired)
- Ability to remove oneself personally from given situations, remaining objective in stressful situations
- Ability to exhibit cooperation, flexibility, and provide assistance when interfacing with patients, physicians and staff
- Ability to multi-task
- Skill in organizing and reporting information that is accurate and complete
- Understanding of the need for and evidence of consistent respect for confidentiality
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all staff
- Ability to prepare records in accordance with detailed instructions
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Consistency and timeliness in attendance
- Outpatient clinic organizational ability
- Ability to work independently, with little supervision
Work Environment/Physical Demands
The work environment/physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
- The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit
- Work is performed in an office hospital and surgical environment
- Some bending and stretching required
- Use of telephone is required.
- Manual dexterity required for use of surgical instruments, and computer keyboard
- Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds
- Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.
Hourly Salary:
$22 – $28
Medical Specialties:
- Orthopedics
- Surgery
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work setting:
- Clinic
- In-person
COVID-19 Considerations:
All patients and employees are required to wear masks within the clinic. Additionally, employees are required to be fully vaccinated or meet the qualifications for a religious or medical exemption for the Covid-19 vaccinee.
Education:
- High School Graduate or Bachelor of Science or equivalent.
Experience:
- EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
License/Certification:
- Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
Work Location: In person