Medical Office Assistant

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is a 426 bed acute care medical center offering a full range of services including the Sarvanand Heart and Brain Center, Grossman Burn Center at Memorial Hospital, expanded maternity and family care, the Lauren Small Childrenas Center, orthopedic services, wound care center, 24-hour emergency care and general/outpatient surgery. Memorial Hospital is a Childrenas Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Learn more by visiting Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of duties in support of professional health care personnel such as clerical and medical support duties in Neurology, Vascular and other medical clinic setting.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant CertificateA and BLS required.
• 2 yearsa experience in physician office or healthcare setting with experience in patient registration, insurance verification, authorizations and co-pay collections.
• Medical Terminology
• Successful completion of accredited medical assistant program
• High school graduate and/or equivalent.
• Must pass CMA or RMA certification within 6 months of hire into position.

• Must have excellent customer service skills, communication and telephone etiquette.
• Relates well with hospital staff, medical staff and public.

• Bi-lingual with English and Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Dignity Health is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.Dignity Health will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractoras legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
External hires must pass a post offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at
(415) 438-5575
and let us know the nature of your requestA. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).A Dignity Health participates in E-verify.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Size10000+ employees
TypeNonprofit Organization
IndustryHealth Care Services & Hospitals
SectorHealth Care
Revenue$10+ billion (USD)
CompetitorsSutter Health, Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare