Medical Assistant

Family Health Centers of San Diego•San Diego, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a Medical Assistant to perform a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for assigned clinic patients directed by the Clinic Director and/or Chief Nursing Officer in order to facilitate the delivery of prompt, quality care. FHCSD's mission is to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons. FHCSD operates more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including primary care clinics, behavioral health facilities, physical rehabilitation clinics, dental clinics, vision clinics, substance use treatment programs, mobile medical units, mobile counseling centers, urgent care centers, and a pharmacy. Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others. FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management. The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Requirements

Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training required.
High School graduate or equivalent.
Medical Assistant diploma from an approved course.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience in ambulatory care setting or similar setting is highly desirable.
Bilingual in English/ Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Attends in-services or completes make-up assignments.
Consistently follows Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Handles laboratory specimens appropriately.
Keeps sites in compliance with TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal Managed Care Requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Performs Waive Testing and Phlebotomy.