Work Shift:
Day - 8 Hour (United States of America)Under general supervision, provides initial patient triage, registration, and administrative services, assists with direct patient care, and performs specialized medical procedures of a routine nature, as directed and dictated by established protocol. May perform other routine clerical tasks such as faxing, filing, assisting with telephone coverage, patient check in and out. All other job related duties as assigned.
Education & Training:
High school diploma or GED equivalent. Completion of an accredited medical assistant diploma program. These programs are offered at proprietary schools.
Experience:
One (1) year medical assistant.
Required Certification/Registration/Licensure:
Current AHA/ARC BLS certification. Certified Medical Assistant credential or obtained within 30 months.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards. Demonstrated working knowledge of clinical operations. Excellent customer service and communication skills. Willingness to participate in continuing medical education. Word processing and/or data entry skills. Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements. Ability to interact and communicate with people in person and over the telephone, often in stressful situations. Must be able to utilize personal protective equipment such as gloves, gown, mask, etc.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare's Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
FTE:
1
Expanded Work Shift:
On Call:
West Houston Medical Center has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston community for 30 years. With more than 1,200 members on our care team and 400 of the region's most talented doctors, we are able to provide nationally-recognized quality care.
Since our founding, we have consistently enhanced key services and continue to grow, most recently with the addition of a $72 million, 95,000-square-foot expansion that includes The Heart Hospital at West Houston and The Woman's Hospital of Texas at West Houston.
Our hospital in Houston provides a wide range of services, several of which are nationally accredited or affiliated:
We offer additional emergency services at West Houston Medical Center 24 Hour Emergency Center, a freestanding emergency room in the Katy/Richmond area that is a department of the hospital.
The Sugar Land Diagnostic Center and the Sugar Land Cancer Center, both departments of West Houston Medical Center, are located in Sugar Land.
West Houston Medical Center – World-class Medicine. Personal Care from the heart of West Houston.