MA​/Medical Assistant - Primary Care at Factoria

Position: MA / Medical Assistant - Primary Care at Factoria
** Job Description
**** This recruitment offers a $5,000 Signing Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine*
* ** UW Medicine Primary Care at Factoria
** has an outstanding opportunity for a
** Medical Assistant - Certified (MA-C).*
* ** WORK SCHEDULE
*** Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)
* Day Shift
** DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
** Conveniently located just off of I-90, you'll receive an extensive range of healthcare services at the UW Medicine Primary Care at Factoria in Bellevue.

Board-certified providers offer a complete spectrum of primary care services including family medicine with obstetrics, internal medicine, behavioral health, travel medicine, acupuncture, gynecology, nutrition services, podiatry services and an on-site lab. Clinic providers speak a variety of languages including Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Taiwanese and French.

Appointments are available six days a week, including evenings and same-day appointments. Medical advice is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use  to message your care team any time, or call your clinic during business hours and you'll receive a call back within a day. When the clinic is closed, you'll reach an after-hours consulting nurse service.
** POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
*** Conveniently located near public transportation
* Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve
* Opportunity to provide career growth
** PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Room patients, take vital signs, and reconcile records
* Perform injections
* Prepare and clean exam rooms
* Submit medication prior authorizations
* Recognize symptoms of common medical illnesses and accurately report to provider
* Act as a liaison between patient, patient’s family and providers
* Assist provider with procedures and medical exams
* Perform point of care testing and report abnormal laboratory values
* Assist in transporting patients as required
** REQUIREMENTS
* ** Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or other recognized regional or national accreditation board  OR equivalent
* Must be Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified or achieve this designation within 6-months of hire. Failure to achieve and/or maintain this designation will result in termination of employment
* Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider CPR card
** ABOUT UW MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE
** UW Medicine Primary Care is a network of clinics located throughout the Puget Sound region. The clinics offer a wide spectrum of primary care services, as well as secondary care, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Urgent care services are offered seven days a week at select locations.

UW Medicine Primary Care is dedicated to improving the health of the public; our providers and staff are the cornerstones of our success. The foundation of our efforts to deliver exceptional care to our patients and families begins with our focus on the continuous development of our employees.
** ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes:
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
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