Medical Assistant Occupational Health

At Methodist Hospital of Southern California, every team member of our 348-bed hospital strives to provide an exceptional patient experience while exemplifying our shared values of iRAISE - Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety and Excellence. We achieve this through compassionate care, creating lifelong relationships by changing the way health and healthcare are delivered in our community.
We currently have 3 Full-Time/Temporary opportunities on the Day shift for Medical Assistants in the Occupational Health department. This will be about an 8 week assignment starting around September 15, 2021 and going through October 29, 2021.
Minimum qualifications include:

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program, required
• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• Previous Occupational health experience, preferred
• State license for performance of venipunctures and skin puncture (Phlebotomy), preferred
• Minimum of one-year experience as a medical assistant, preferred
• Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association, required

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follows up on no-shows for TB skin testing, and other scheduled tests and vaccinations by submitting memos to those requiring tests and immunizations and maintaining proper documentation.
• Collects and updates employee records such as; immunizations given, post-hire titer results, and employee occupational exposures into a medical records database system.
• Monitors and administers all TB screening requirements and immunizations for hospital employees, contracts, volunteers and AUSD.
• Describes and instructs patients regarding forms, medical history, testing requirements, examinations, preparations and time requirements.

At Methodist Hospital, you’ll enjoy an excellent compensation and benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Savings Plan with match, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Free On-Site Parking, On-Site Child Care, Employee Referral Bonus Program, etc.), including professional development programs, and much more.
Living and Working in the San Gabriel Valley:
The City of Arcadia is located in the beautiful San Gabriel Valley, which is one of the best places to live and work in California and is just 15 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The region offers a multitude of diverse entertainment, shopping and exceptional restaurant options. The San Gabriel Valley is less than an hour away from sunny Southern California beaches, and less than two hours away from local mountain resorts like Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead.
Locally, Arcadia is a wonderful, thriving community featuring the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens as well as the Santa Anita Park racetrack, and is located next to the City of Pasadena, which hosts the New Year’s Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game annually. The region boasts excellent public and private schools and universities close by, including Cal Tech, USC, UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, Azusa Pacific University and the Claremont Colleges. Arcadia was recently named “Best Place to Raise Your Kids” by Bloomberg Businessweek magazine and is the perfect place to call home.