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When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai. Join a team of world-class healthcare professionals and discover why Cedars-Sinai is recognized as one of America’s leading hospitals.
The Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center provides comprehensive, compassionate care to patients throughout their transplant journey. Our multidisciplinary transplant specialists care for patients before, during, and after transplantation.
Join our Comprehensive Transplant Center as a Medical Assistant supporting a multidisciplinary team caring for kidney, liver, and lung transplant patients across all phases of transplant care, as well as patients receiving care for chronic hepatology conditions.
- Collects patient history and documents appropriately in the EMR. Acquires applicable results prior to patient visits.
- Maintains timely patient flow and room availability and assists patients with completion of forms as needed.
- Performs clinical responsibilities including patient intake, vital signs, specimen collection, EKGs, and 6-minute walk tests.
- Completes patient intakes for virtual visits.
- Conducts appropriate handoffs or reporting processes as defined by program workflows and applicable policy.
- Participates in the patient checkout process, including facilitating follow-up testing and referrals.
- Prepares, cleans, and turns over exam rooms and ensures appropriate supplies, equipment, forms, and educational materials are available.
- Collects, prepares, labels, and transports specimens according to hospital policy.
- Performs general administrative duties, including scanning, filing, faxing, phones, and courier duties.
- Provides break coverage for the Logistics Technician and assists with room turnover and stocking supplies.
- Transports stable, non-acute patients for testing or treatment as needed. - Supports infection-prevention practices and applicable hospital policies.
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.
- Minimum 1 year of Medical Assistant experience required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
- Certified Medical Assistant preferred.
- California CPT I/phlebotomy certification is a plus but is not required for this position.