Medical Assistant - Specialty

**Position Summary:** We are seeking a dedicated **Certified Medical Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish)** to join our **Specialty Division** **at Plaza San Juan.** Located in Southern Boulevard, our Multi-Specialty services will allow the medical assistant to provide support to providers in a variety of specialties including but not limited to: * Allergy * Cardiology * Endocrinology * Gastroenterology * Nephrology * Neurology * Ophthalmology * Podiatry * Pulmonary Medicine * Rheumatology **Minimum Qualifications:** * High School Diploma required. * Medical Assistant Certificate or completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program required. * 1 year of related experience in the healthcare sector. * Bilingual English/Spanish is **required.** * Flexible work schedule * Proficiency with computers and software. * Strong communication skills. * Ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-volume environment. * Kindness, compassion, and patient-centered work ethic. **Key Duties:** * Prepares examination rooms, stocks inventory, maintains autoclave, and sterilizes. instruments. * Obtains vital signs, chief complaint, and medical history and accurately records in medical records. * Assists providers during all aspects of exams, treatments, and ambulatory procedures (including Podiatry). * Registers and verifies patient demographics. * Maintains room logs. * Schedules appointments and recalls patients for required services. **Starting Compensation:** Minimum: $23.00/hour ; Maximum: $23.00/hour **As a full time associate at Urban Health Plan, you'll enjoy:** * Fully funded Health Insurance for you/73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family * Dental, Vision, and prescription Coverage * 401(k) Retirement Savings (including 3% annual employer contribution) * Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!) * Flex Spending Accounts (Health care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits) * Entertainment Discount Programs * Employee Assistant Programs * Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) * Fitness Discounts and Perks through our medical plan * $50,000 term life Insurance **Work Environment Type, Location, and Schedule:** Candidates must possess availability to work onsite based in our Southern Boulevard Health Center. Candidates must possess availability to work 5 day shifts - Mon**day-Friday 9am to 6pm with alternating Saturdays (and day off during week).** **About Urban Health Plan:** At Urban Health Plan (UHP) our mission is to continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices. At UHP, our commitment to provide patient-centered, holistic, quality health care, is part of a tradition started by our founder, Dr. Richard Izquierdo, more than 50 years ago. That tradition continues today by promoting excellence in everything that we do. *UHP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.*