Medical Assistant

Hunter Health•Wichita, KS

16h

About The Position

Hunter Health provides comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral, vision, laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy services to the Wichita community. The Medical Assistant provides quality patient care in collaboration with Medical Providers, Integrated Care Consultants, and Nursing staff, and supports the Nurse Clinic Manager in serving Hunter Health Clinic patients while complying with federal grant requirements, OSHA standards, and clinic policies and procedures. The role includes preparing for patient visits, coordinating daily care-team huddles, assisting with examinations and procedures, documenting patient care, handling medication and prescription requests, and helping maintain supplies and infection-prevention practices. The position may require travel to meet operational needs. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 36–40 hours per week.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 30 days of hire.
Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients and respond to internal and external needs.
Organizational skills, ability to multitask, and effective use of time and resources.
Good judgment and decision-making skills.
Ability to collaborate, seek clarification, and confirm accuracy as needed.
Teamwork and ability to develop positive working relationships.
Initiative and commitment to pursuing goals.
Accuracy, thoroughness, reliability, time management, prioritization, and ability to follow work procedures.
Ability to evaluate one's own performance and accept constructive feedback.
Ability to speak clearly and effectively, hear average conversations, and perform repetitive motions including sitting, standing, walking, and using hands to handle, feel, and reach.
Finger dexterity for small movements such as typing and picking up objects; visual ability to focus on items, including close and color vision and adjusting focus.
Ability to work in a well-lit, climate-controlled environment with occasionally high noise levels and potential exposure to infectious diseases.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.

Nice To Haves

Certification or registration as a Medical Technician, Medical Assistant, and/or Certified Nurse Assistant.
Completion of a Medical Assisting training course.
1–3 years of healthcare experience, preferably including experience in a community health center.
Bilingual abilities.

Responsibilities

Assist Physicians, Mid-Levels, Nurses, and other Medical Assistants with patient care.
Prepare for scheduled patients 1–2 days in advance by identifying needs and orders, and lead daily care-team huddles to review completed visit preparations.
Prepare patient rooms, trays, and patients for examinations according to the visit.
Follow processes and procedures during patient visits, including capturing vital signs, performing procedures and follow-up, and administering medication as requested by a provider.
Ensure prescription refill requests are reviewed and approved, then faxed and received.
Document patient history, vaccinations, chief complaints, procedures, encounters, phone calls, referrals, education, medications, and follow-ups.
Help monitor inventory and keep the storage supply closet organized.
Follow infection-prevention protocols, including handwashing, cleaning examination rooms, and monitoring biohazard disposal receptacles and sharps containers.
Complete patient communications and medication requests within Hunter Health Clinic timeframes.
Complete internal processing forms accurately.
Help manage quality and productivity standards.
Follow the Hunter Health Process, including schedule utilization, jockeying, 30-second reports, and other patient procedures.
Travel when necessary to meet operational needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.