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Whidbey General Hospital Medical Assistant - Registered - Sign-On Incentive $2500 in Oak Harbor, Washington

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 0.6 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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