Req #: 247931 Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - ENDOSCOPY Posting Date: 07/28/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $28.28 - $40.47 per hour Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here.** **This recruitment offers a $5,000 Signing Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** **UW Medical Center-Northwest - Endoscopy** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Procedure Medical Assistant** at our brand new, state of the art, outpatient medical suite at the Outpatient Medical Center. **WORK SCHEDULE** + Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week) + 4x10 hour shifts, no set schedule + Day Shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + This position will work at our brand-new outpatient endoscopy suite in North SeattleOur outpatient suite has 2 rooms and 12 admit/recovery bays (has 4 procedure rooms) + Includes intensive training to become an expert in Endoscopy procedures and equipment sterilization + Conveniently located near public transportation + Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve + Opportunity to provide career growth **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION** Located in north Seattle, Heart Institute at UW Medical Center – Northwest provides a wide range of cardiac services, including early prevention, risk assessment and acute and chronic disease management. **PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES** + Provides support with Endoscopy equipment to provider + Obtain specimens + Follow regulatory guidelines and policies to clean and store endoscopes + Call and educate patients on their upcoming procedure; provide instructions and escalate scheduling concerns + Room patients, take vital signs, and reconcile records + Prepare and clean exam rooms + Recognize symptoms of common medical illnesses and accurately report to provider + Act as a liaison between patient, patient’s family and providers + Assist in transporting patients as required **REQUIREMENTS** + Completion of a Medical Assistant course accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or other recognized regional or national accreditation board OR equivalent + Minimum of 6 months experience + Must be Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified or achieve this designation within 6-months of hire. Failure to achieve and/or maintain this designation will result in termination of employment + Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider CPR card **ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST** UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring? **Northwest Outpatient Medical Center** and? **Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.** **Teamwork. Community. Opportunity.** **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public?by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.