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Medical Assistant

Actalent
Happy Valley, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 4/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2025

Job Title : Medical Assistant

Job Description

This clinical role is vital in supporting the work of nurse coordinators, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers within the Knight Cancer Institute. The Medical Assistant independently performs a variety of clinical, administrative, and technical functions. The Care Coordinator ensures seamless care across providers and the care continuum by bridging gaps between facilities, specialists, labs, community resources, and primary care. This position is responsible for coordinating and managing all non-nurse patient case-loads, providing clinical support with order entry, and coordinating appointments for pre and post-transplant procedures for a specialized patient population. The incumbent will review patient records with providers to coordinate patient needs during clinic visits and throughout cancer treatment episodes. This role requires independent judgment in implementing directions from nurse coordinators and physicians while maintaining good working relationships with internal institutional departments.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and manage the non-nurse aspects of the patient's clinical care process.
  • Review the plan of care to ensure it is executed correctly.
  • Provide support with order entry, AVS preparation, medication refills, and non-nursing support and education to patients and families.
  • Place lab and scheduling orders and follow up with patients to communicate appointment times.
  • Monitor the Epic in-basket for messages from patients, providers, and RNC, handling messages within certification scope.
  • Manage refill requests appropriately.
  • Provide education and document patients' glucose meter use and pulse reading.
  • Perform authorizations and refill requests for Celgene products.
  • Administer post-transplant immunizations when needed.
  • Arrange satellite clinics and ensure patient results and orders are completed, monitored, and updated in EPIC.
  • Attend weekly huddles with providers and RNC to develop and review the plan of care.
  • Order and schedule ancillary services and procedures, communicating to patients.
  • Ensure patients follow through with outside referrals to other specialties, labs, and diagnostic imaging.
  • Coordinate hospital admission and cell collection with inpatient and ancillary services for bone marrow transplant patients and donors.
  • Provide program information and education to patients, families, and referring physician office staff.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary patient conferences, providing patient status information to support decision-making.
  • Act as a communication link between physicians, referring physician offices, the inpatient team, and the Ambulatory Oncology clinic.
  • Respond to voice mail and email messages with no more than a two-day turnaround time.
  • Attend MD / department team meetings as appropriate.
  • Triage and respond to patient questions in MyChart, phone calls, emails, and faxes regarding scheduling or care issues within scope or escalate to RNC.

Essential Skills

  • BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • National MA certification (CMA, AAMA, NCCT, RMA, AMT, CCMA, NHA, NCMA)
  • 1 year(s) of MA experience
  • Experience with patient vitals, EKG, and Epic
  • Proven reliability and attendance
  • Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience in oncology, prescription refills, rooming patients, patient care, blood pressure, EKG, electronic medical records, blood draw, patient intake, lab testing, point-of-care testing
  • Work Environment

    The position is located at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center, Primary Care - South Hillsboro (Outpatient Center) with a schedule of Monday - Friday, 8 : 30 AM - 5 : 30 PM (40 hours / week). The assignment length is 8 weeks, with a high likelihood of being extended. Employees will accrue 1 hour of PTO for every 50 hours worked, with the ability to use PTO after working 400 hours. Benefits include 6 paid holidays, medical plans from BlueCross BlueShield, a Health Savings Account (HSA), hospital cost protection plans, critical illness and accident protection, Health Cost Estimator , health advocacy services, a dental plan from MetLife, vision coverage from Vision Services Plan, life and AD&D insurance from Reliance Standard Life, short- and long-term disability from MetLife, a transportation benefit from Optum Bank, a 401(k) plan from Principal, and various affinity programs from Allegis Group.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $26.00 / hr.

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :

  • Medical, dental & vision
  • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
  • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Time Off / Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
  • Workplace Type

    This is a fully onsite position in Portland,OR.

    Application Deadline

    This position is anticipated to close on Feb 28, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through :

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
  • The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

    Salary : $20 - $26

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