Clinical Support/Medical Assistant - Float (Part-time)

Sunrise Community Health Center • Evans, CO

80d

About The Position

The Clinic Support/Medical Assistant-Float performs administrative and clinical duties under the direction of medical providers. The Clinic Support/Medical Assistant-Float duties include scheduling appointments, taking, and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by medical provider. This position is part-time (20 hours per week). With a Quality, Customer First, and Compassionate approach, the Clinic Support/Medical Assistant-Float will provide proper triage for patients, assist medical providers with procedures, monitor, maintain, and provide appropriate follow-up flags and phone notes in EHR desktop, record patient medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records, and chart pertinent data in EHR. Additional responsibilities include preparing treatment rooms for patient examinations, interviewing patients to obtain medical information, preparing and administering medications, collecting laboratory specimens, authorizing drug refills, explaining treatment procedures, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, performing routine laboratory tests, assisting with scheduling appointments, and maintaining proper clinic flow.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Certified Nurses Aid, QMAP or EMT Certification or have a MA Diploma and/or MA experience preferred.
• Medical Assistant Certification (i.e., CMA, RMA, or other nationally recognized certifications) preferred.
• 0-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide proper triage for patients.
• Assist medical providers with procedures.
• Monitor, maintain, and provide appropriate follow-up flags and phone notes in EHR desktop.
• Record patient medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Chart pertinent data in EHR.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Stock exam rooms to maintain par levels.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure vital signs, weight, and height.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Authorize drug refills in adherence to scope of practice and refill protocol and provide prescription information to pharmacy.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physician’s instructions to patients.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and packs, dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and sample analyses.
• Assist with scheduling appointments, follow-up care, referrals, and medication refills.
• Return calls to patients in a timely manner and place outgoing calls as indicated by Providers.
• Assist team to maintain proper clinic flow.
• Work in collaboration and continuous partnership with providers, clinical staff, and community resources in a team approach to promote access to appropriate care.
• Review daily schedule and chart by care team, ensure documented instructions are written on the schedule.
• Ensure patient visit is more efficient by identifying necessary records and results.
• Participate in collaborative measures and follow policy for standing orders.

Benefits

• Up to 8-weeks of Paid Time Off (to include Vacation, Personal, 12 observed Holiday, and Sick Leave)
• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• FSA Medical Flexible Spending Account
• FSA Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive 401K Plan
• Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition and Training Reimbursement
• Agency Wide Training
• Master Class Subscription
• Employee Recognition Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees