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Posting Number: req11099

Department: Family and Community Medicine

Location: UAHS - Tucson

Address: 3950 S Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85713 USA

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine invites applicants to apply for the position of Medical Assistant for a CDC-funded Influenza cohort study. The position is responsible for supporting licensed nurses (RNs) and clinical research coordinators with scheduling and overseeing clinical research visits where vaccines will be administered to enrolled and consented research participants. The duties of this position will include providing routine administrative and clinical support to the research team as well as engaging with research participants.

This is a grant funded position.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Greets and rooms patients and coordinates with nurses and research coordinators during patient visits.
• Assists licensed nurses with procedures, included but not limited to, giving influenza vaccines and obtaining patient samples.
• Maintains a clean environment; cleaning of clinic rooms, instruments, and equipment; and ensures universal precautions including infection control are maintained.
• Answers telephones, takes precise messages and information of providers, and routes calls as necessary.
• Provides routine administrative support to research projects (photocopies, files, and record keeping).

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, or equivalent learning attained through experience required.
• Prior work experience not required.

Preferred Qualifications

*Clinical certification and/or licensure. *Bilingual in English/Spanish. *3-4 years of experience working as a Medical Assistant. *Experience with computer/electronic medical record system. *Biosafety, HIPAA, CITI (Biomedical Research Investigators), and biospecimen shipping training.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Health Care and Wellness

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: 13.50 - 17.69

Compensation Type: hourly rate

Grade

2

Career Stream and Level

OC1

Job Family

Clinical Services

Job Function

Health Care & Wellness

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 2

Contact Information for Candidates

Karen Lutrick | klutrick@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter

Diversity Statement

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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