Medical Assistant - Registered
Whidbey General Hospital
Job Summary:
The Medical Assistant-Registered (MA-R) works under the delegation of a licensed practitioner (e.g., RN, APC, MD/DO) to perform duties as directed to assist in providing patient care to assigned patients. Essential Functions:
+ Demonstrate competency and perform only the medical tasks listed on the current Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner as defined in RCW 18.360.010.
+ Perform duties delegated by and under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner in accordance with RCW 18.360.050 (4).
+ Delegated duties are specific to the unit / department and may include:
+ Maintaining medication and immunization records
+ Screening and following up on test results as directed by a health care practitioner.
+ Diagnostic testing and electrocardiography.
+ Waived laboratory testing under the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments.
+ Administering eye drops, topical ointments, and vaccines, including combination or multidose vaccines.
+ Medication administration according to a written order from the Healthcare Practitioner for drugs that are:
+ Administered only by unit or single dosage, or by a dosage calculated and verified by a health care practitioner.
+ Limited to legend drugs, vaccines, and Schedule III through V controlled substances as authorized by a health care practitioner under the scope of his or her license.
+ Administer medication for intramuscular injections.
+ Administer intramuscular injections for diagnostic or therapeutic agents under the immediate supervision of the Healthcare Practitioner only minimum established standards are met.
+ Responsible for completing and submitting an updated Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement to the Washington State Department of Health within 30 days of any changes made to delegated duties or supervision of a healthcare practitioner.
+ Responsible for sending a copy of any updated Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement as well as written verification the endorsement is accepted and active with the Washington State Department of Health to Human Resources.
Education Requirements:
+ High school diploma or equivalent
+ Graduate of accredited school for medical assistants, or an equivalent combination of coursework, experience/training.
Training & Experience:
+ 1 year - Medical assistant experience in a clinic setting.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Requirements:
+ Submission of the Medical Assistant – Registered Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement with the Washington Department of Health within 7 days of the start date.
+ Copy of Healthcare Practitioner Endorsement to Human Resources.
+ Active Washington Medical Assistant Registration within 60 days of hire
+ Copy of written verification the endorsement is accepted and active with the Washington State Department of Health to Human Resources.
+ Completion of all assigned unit/department specific checklists, including applicable CLIA competencies, supervised by a Healthcare Practitioner within 60 days of hire.
+ Copy of all checklists and competencies to Human Resources.
+ Current BLS certification required.
Benefit Information and Wage Transparancy:
WhidbeyHealth Employees who work a 0.5 FTE or higher are categorized as, “benefit eligible”.
Click here for benefit information. (https://whidbeyhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WhidbeyHealth-Benefit-Information.pdf)
Wage Range: $20.265 - $38.692
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