Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant: Interview patients and record their medical history.
Measure patients' vital signs, such as their blood pressure and weight. Help physicians with
patient examinations. Located in the following departments: Audiology, Deployment Health
Department, Women’s Health Services and Primary Care Services, Pediatrics for Naval Hospital
Clinic/Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command (NHC/NMRTC) Oak Harbor, WA.
Location: Naval Health Clinic, Oak Harbor, WA
Core Duties:
- Prepare examination rooms prior to patient's arrival.
- Assist with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.
- Check patient's vital signs, to include temperature, respiration, pulse, weight, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter reading.
- Obtain and document patient's current medical history, drug history, chief complaints, allergies and vital signs on the correct form.
- Perform diagnostic procedures when ordered.
- Maintain examination room stock levels and perform routine maintenance of examination rooms.
- Complete lab and x-ray requisitions in accordance with clinic policies.
- Enter demographic data into the computer upon patient check-in; enter diagnosis and departing time when patient is released.
Education: Graduate from a medical assistant training program accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) of the American Medical Technologists or a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces.
Certification: Certified Medical Assistant Only: Current certification as a medical assistant by the American Association of Medical Assistants or Current registration by the American Medical Technologists or other formal program. Basic Life Support (BLS).
Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Certified Medical Assistant.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status sexual orientation or gender identity.
