Medical Assistant - FT/NOC

Pioneer Human Services • Sedro-Woolley, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Pioneer Human Services is seeking a Medical Assistant (Fulltime Nights) to provide quality health care services to residents. This role involves assessing somatic conditions, administering medications, and supporting the Behavioral Health Division with administrative and supervisory tasks. The organization focuses on empowering justice-involved individuals and has a long history of serving clients with professionalism and empathy across Washington state.

Requirements

• GED or High School Diploma.
• Washington State Medical Assistant Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Behavioral Health or rehabilitation experience desired.
• 6 months working in a residential setting as a medical assistant.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and explains program policy to each client as needed.
• Integrates knowledge by thinking through and planning the most professional, therapeutic reaction or intervention in any given client care situation.
• Aids in the client's educational process-academic and social, including conducting health education classes and teaching individual clients health related issues as, self-administration of medications, administering IM injections, performing phlebotomy procedures, prevention of infectious diseases, nutrition, nicotine.
• Assists clients in meeting health and safety needs in accordance with each individual's stage of recovery and program policies.
• Assesses and reports client concerns regarding physical and psychological needs.
• Administers medications to clients within scope of practice in accordance with RCW 18.360.050.
• Assisting with setting up Clinic and Tele-health clinic of clients.
• Attends and participates in department staff meetings as directed.
• Meets with other program staff, consultants, volunteers, and attends other meetings as directed.
• Licensed staff available for on-call nursing consults and injections.
• Provides written documentation of observations as input to the resident's Individual Service Plan and review process.
• Provides pertinent verbal and written shift reports, and communication with interdisciplinary team members.
• Documents observations of behaviors, physical signs and symptoms and psychological needs, medication delivery, ongoing health assessment needs and treatment progress and pertinent health and safety issues according to program policy.
• Participates in other areas of treatment plan implementation as directed.
• Stocks supplies, maintains, inventories and assist with ordering of supplies.
• Follows physician orders in accordance with program policy.
• Receives and transcribes written physician’s orders.
• Assists Physicians with clinical duties.
• Performs and monitors resident vital signs.
• Performs resident Urine drug screens.
• Performs intramuscularly, subcutaneous injections within scope of practice.
• Performs TB testing.
• Performs Aseptic wound care.
• Performs blood draws.
• Performs Ear Lavage.
• Assists with Nursing Treatment/care Planning.
• Requests Nursing consults.
• Provides a safe and healthy environment which includes maintaining, cleaning, and disposal of equipment and supplies according to policy and procedures.
• Maintains storage of medications, places orders and returns residents medication according to pharmacy services policies.
• Promotes and models teamwork and collaboration with co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical
• Flexible spending
• Dental
• Vision
• Life AD&D
• Disability
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending
• Tuition assistance (100% for bachelor's, 50% for graduate programs)
• Retirement plan (3.5% annual compensation contribution, plus 3.5% match for 6% individual contribution)
• Employee recognition programs
• Public transportation discount
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED