Req #: 227238

　　Department: HARBORVIEW - ENDOSCOPY

　　Posting Date: 01/30/2024

　　Closing Info: Open Until Filled

　　Salary: $4528 - $6479 per month

　　Shift: First Shift

　　Notes: The University of Washington (UW) offers a wide range of benefits as part of your total compensation package. Choose from top medical and dental insurance programs; plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options; enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies; and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

　　This recruitment offers a $5,000 Signing Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine #UWMRecruitmentIncentive Harborview - Endoscopy has an outstanding opportunity for a Medical Assistant - Certified. WORK SCHEDULE

　　Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)

　　4, 10 hour shifts

　　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 Endoscopy Suite at Harborview Medical Center provides the full range of endoscopic procedures, including diagnostic and screening colonoscopy and upper endoscopy as well as advanced therapeutic interventions including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound, wireless capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy. Our endoscopy center also has therapeutic options and techniques not yet available elsewhere, such as endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. 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 and endoscopy procedures

　　Perform point of care testing and report abnormal laboratory values

　　Assist in transporting patients as required REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

　　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. Become part of our?team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. 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. Find your place at Washington’s only integrated health system devoted to improving the health of all people. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. 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. Find your place at Washington’s only integrated health system devoted to improving the health of all people. (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.