Bilingual Clinical Assistant
About The Position
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) is a non-profit family planning agency and a leader in sexual and reproductive healthcare, advocacy, and education in the state of Utah. We provide high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for Utahns/people in six health centers across the state. At PPAU, care is much more than the health, education, and advocacy services we provide; it’s the way we approach our world with compassion and a constant desire to improve. We care with kindness, respect, and are passionate about helping adults and teens of all genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, ethnicities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds lead healthy lives. In a work team environment, performs a variety of clinical and clerical functions. Under the direction of medical providers, clinical work includes medical assisting, client education and support, laboratory testing, and electronic medical file maintenance. In conjunction with team members job duties include all clinical, financial and clerical. Specific duties related to abortion care, which are included in the training checklist, maintenance and training of team members and volunteers. This position may occasionally be assigned to support other health centers within the Salt Lake Valley as needed. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and inclusion and reflects the diversity of our communities and patients. We strongly encourage people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply.
Requirements
- Graduation from high school or equivalent is required
- 2 years clinical experience
- Bilingual English/Spanish ability is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a medical center setting
- Education in medical area or in family planning preferred but not required.
- Computer competency is preferred
Responsibilities
- Ability to communicate with clients in a non-directive manner about all options available to them in the event of an unintended pregnancy and make a referral for service based on the persons needs.
- Assure center opening, closing, maintenance and cleanliness of the clinic is completed as scheduled
- Performs routine office duties, including, but not limited to, answering the telephone, making appointments, providing referrals, explaining and collecting fees, entering client information into computer.
- Maintains client record systems and lab results and ensures accurate input of information into the computer system
- Interviews clients according to client-centered education methods to obtain medical history and provide client education.
- Provides factual, nonbiased information to all clients about all FDA approved birth control methods and information those seeking abortion in accordance with PPAU policy and medical guidelines
- Assists medical provider in the examination and procedure-surgical rooms.
- Describes the difference between medical and surgical abortions.
- Performs phlebotomy, specific laboratory duties for abortion services including processing products of conception.
- Assures medical office is clean and appropriately stocked with proper equipment and supplies.
Benefits
- Affordable medical and dental benefits.
- Voluntary Vision, Accident and Identity Protection benefits
- Company paid basic life insurance.
- Company paid short term and long term disability coverage.
- Pet insurance and Critical Illness insurance
- 403(b) and Roth plan with 4% employer match.
- Generous PTO
- 13 paid holidays
- Free subscription to CALM
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
