Company Overview
Pride Health is a leading minority-owned healthcare recruitment & staffing firm that offers highly customized business process solutions at cost-effective prices. Headquartered in New York City as a top minority supplier, PRIDE Health offers a broad geographic reach with offices throughout the U.S., India, and Brazil. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, PRIDE has enhanced its core competency of IT staffing services by creating client-centric, cost-effective IT, and business process solutions. PRIDE serves Client-Partners in the healthcare, IT, financial services, retail and insurance industries offering both Direct Hire and Temporary Staff of Healthcare Professionals, Vendor Management Systems, IT Hardware Procurement Services, and Business Processing Outsourcing. Temporary, Contract, Per Diem & Direct Hire staffing solutions are only part of what we can offer our clients. We work with our Client-Partners to customize workforce solutions and provide a value-add beyond traditional staffing. Exciting options such as: VMS: Manage order distribution, consolidate billing, and enhanced reporting capability that outperforms manual systems and processes. BPO: Increased flexibility in resource management and reduced response times to environmental changes; freeing our Client-Partners to focus on their core competencies.
About the job
Pride Health is hiring a Medical Assistant to support our client’s facility inTorrance, CA. This is a 13-week contract (Possibility of extension or conversion) opportunity and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Medical Assistant to join a clinical team in Torrance, CA. The ideal candidate will have experience in a clinical or surgical environment and be proficient in patient care duties such as taking vital signs, performing blood draws, assisting in procedures, and more. This is a contract role based in Torrance, CA, with some potential for floating to nearby locations in El Segundo and San Pedro.
Key Responsibilities:
- Greet patients, take vital signs, record patient history, and update medical records.
- Assist with preparing exam and procedure rooms.
- Administer medications (injections, immunizations, oral medications) as directed.
- Draw and prepare lab work/specimens.
- Clean and reprocess equipment according to department guidelines.
- Communicate with patients regarding policies, procedures, and services within scope of practice.
Qualifications:
- Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited program (or national certification through AAMA, AMCA, AMT, CCBMA, or MMCI).
- 2+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant.
- Proficiency in blood draws, venipuncture, and lab specimen collection.
- Current BLS certification.
Additional Information:
- Location: Torrance, CA
- Job Type: 13-week contract
- Shifts: 5×8, Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Pay Range: $1000-$1100 Weeklyh
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