Medical Assistant/Nursing Assistant, Lincoln Avenue Medical-Dental Center - Yakima, WA

Medical Assistant/Nursing Assistant, Lincoln Avenue Medical-Dental Center - Yakima, WA

Description
Medical Assistant
Provides direct patient care within scope of practice.

Qualifications
  • Education: High School Diploma/GED and graduation from a medical assistant program OR in Washington Only, has received training by a licensed healthcare professional and meets the criteria for a Health Care Assistant certificate levels A (specific on the job training) & E (one academic year of formal, post-secondary education that includes anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, asepsis, and microbiology).
  • Experience: Six months experience in a health care setting, as a certified medical assistant preferred.
  • Licenses/Certificates/Registration: CPR certification within 3 months of employment (WA&OR). Washington Only-Registered or Certified Nursing Assistant license received within 60 days of employment (must apply for registration within 3 days of employment) and a Health Care Assistant license level A & E required & received within 60 days of employment (level C preferred).
  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required: Bilingual English/Spanish (except Spokane), Portland Bilingual English/appropriate foreign language based on demographics of the area. Demonstrates ability to communicate at level 11 on the ALTA language proficiency scale. Ability to learn medical terminology, anatomy, disease transmission and prevention.
Lincoln Avenue Medical-Dental Center - Yakima, WA