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A higher degree of healthcare.

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.

Join our award-winning team at UW Medical Center - Montlake. Among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report 2019-2020 "America's Best Hospitals", UW Medical Center - Montlake prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. UW Medical Center - Montlake has again earned U.S. News & World Report’s No. 1 hospital ranking in Washington State and in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is the seventh consecutive year that UW Medical Center - Montlake has achieved both distinctions.

Excellence. Exploration. Education. Become part of our team, and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Benefits Plan
Medical Assistants are eligible for 10 healthcare plans, a state pension, a 403(b), a student loan forgiveness program, child and dependent care assistance, and state discounts on local gyms and wellness services. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here.

The Stadium Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time, day shift, MEDICAL ASSISTANT. Medical Assistants (MAs) perform duties to assist health care professionals in the examination and treatment of patients. As a member of the health care team, the Medical Assistant helps to create a culture of professional excellence and helps to maintain an environment that respects cultural, economic, ethnic and lifestyle differences of patients and staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitors and manages the flow of patients in the clinic

Demonstrates the ability to be organized and effectively prioritizes work tasks for the needs of the clinic

Performs direct patient care procedures according to their level of education, certification, and clinic protocol

Provides skilled assistance to providers performing patient care procedures in the clinic

Provides accurate, appropriate, and culturally sensitive education to clinic patients

Cleans scopes as directed to ensure availability for procedures

Ensures exam rooms are properly stocked with equipment and supplies

Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age

Assists providers and clinic nursing staff in the maintenance of clinic processes to ensure timely follow-up on reported test results

Assists with coordination of care including clarifying patient follow-up and scheduling patient appointments

Accurately and thoroughly documents provision of patient care in a timely manner

Performs duties of other support staff as required by clinic needs

Performs other related duties 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 education/experience.

LEGAL REQUIREMENT
Must be Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified or achieve this designation during the probationary period. Failure to achieve and/or maintain this designation will result in termination of employment.

UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

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L-CM | MEDICAL ASST CERT - WA State

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.