Job Description
Medical Assistant (Heme Clinic/Stem Cell)
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The successful candidate:
Full-time Benefits: You will receive 21 Personal Time Off Days, 7 Holidays off and you are able to participate in our company-matched 401(k) and our Employee Assistance programs!
City of Hope Atlanta is seeking a skilled Medical Assistant for our Heme Clinic to oversee organized and compassionate certified medical assistant to greet patients, schedule appointments and collect personal information from patients
Area of Focus: Stem Cell; Bone Marrow & Transplant
MUST be a Registered or Certified Medical Assistant
Provides compassionate care to patients by assisting with clinical tasks, performing support services for clinical staff, and engaging directly with patients and their caregivers.
Records vital signs, blood sugar levels, pain assessments, patient information, and medication inventories.
Conducts peripheral lab draws and administers vaccines, including those for influenza and pneumococcal diseases.
Communicates any changes in patient status, behavior, or unusual data findings or incidents to the licensed nurse, physician, or advanced practice provider.
Accurately documents in the medical record all delivered care, completed activities, and collected data for the patient.
Answers phones politely, works with nurses and/or providers to handle phone calls, and conducts pre-appointment reminder calls to patients.
Inputs orders into the electronic medical record as directed by the provider and manages prescription refills and requests per the provider's instructions.
Provides patients and caregivers with educational materials and instructions for patient care, diagnostics, and treatments as prescribed by the provider in preparation for tests, procedures, and treatments.
Minimum Education Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum Qualifications
2 years prior experience as a Medical Assistant preferred
Licensure Requirements:
MUST be a Registered or Certified Medical Assistant
Current BLS required
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here:Benefits Information
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $17.20 - $26.55 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.