Req #: 240650 Department: HARBORVIEW - TWO WEST CLINICS Posting Date: 11/13/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $4,664 - $6,673 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here.** **This recruitment offers a $5,000 Signing Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** **Harborview - Two West Clinics** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Medical Assistant - Certified (MA-C).** **WORK SCHEDULE** + Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week) + Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm + Day Shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + Conveniently located near public transportation + Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve + Opportunity to provide career growth **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION** The Madison Clinic at Harborview offers medical care and social services for persons living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race or ability to pay. Our mental healthcare professionals provide a range of services for patients with HIV/AIDS, including psychiatric consultations, medication management and recommendations for continued psychiatric care. **PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES** + Room patients, take vital signs, and reconcile records + Perform injections + Prepare and clean exam rooms + Submit medication prior authorizations + Recognize symptoms of common medical illnesses and accurately report to provider + Act as a liaison between patient, patient’s family and providers + Assist provider with procedures and medical exams + Perform point of care testing and report abnormal laboratory values + Assist in transporting patients as required **REQUIREMENTS** + Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or other recognized regional or national accreditation board OR equivalent + Must be Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified or achieve this designation within 6-months of hire. Failure to achieve and/or maintain this designation will result in termination of employment + Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider CPR card **ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER** As the region's only?Level?I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. **Challenge. Collaboration.?Compassion.** **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public?by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.