Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist

Enjoy what you do while contributing to a company that makes a difference in people’s lives. Shady Grove Fertility, one of the premier fertility centers in the United States, seeks experienced, compassionate, and dynamic team players who are committed to delivering exceptional patient care to join our growing practice. The work we do building families offers stimulation, challenge, and personal reward.

We have an immediate opening for a full-time Medical Assistant to join our Fairfax, Virginia office. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM with one to two holidays per year and an occasional weekends.

How You'll Contribute

We always do whatever it takes, even if it isn’t specifically our “job.” In general, the Medical Assistant is responsible for:

Responsibilities

• include:
• High volume of phlebotomy
• Maintain supplies for the blood drawing stations
• Assists with the clinical care of fertility patients
• Ensure lab specimens are sent to proper labs
• Provides patient/couple counseling, procedure teaching, communicates physician orders and instructions
• Provides pre and post op education
• Take vital signs and provide general clinical assistance
• Utilize the computer in entering labs and printing labels
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients and patients’ families
• Works independently to assure the program goals are achieved
• Support and promote excellence in customer service

What You'll Bring

The skills and education we need are

• Strong phlebotomy skills required
• High School diploma; Associates degree preferred
• Completion of a formal MA program
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail, demonstrated ability to follow-through, and high degree of comfort with computer applications, accuracy and speed with data entry is required