Medical Assistant

Rocking Horse Community Health Center • Springfield, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to join our team! Rocking Horse Community Health Center (RHCHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides healthcare services to the Clark and Madison County communities. The organization is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant for our South Limestone, Springfield OH location to assist our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. The Certified Medical Assistant assists medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients including taking patient vitals, blood drawing, administering immunization and medications including injections. Must be comfortable working with children in addition to adults. This opportunity has a generous compensation package. You will be offered Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, Company Paid Life, & LTD insurance, and the potential to earn and accrue up to 4 weeks of PTO per year along with 10 paid holidays. The RHCHC location is located minutes from downtown Springfield, which offers a wonderful variety of locally owned & operated eateries, bakeries & coffee shops. Springfield is centrally located between Dayton & Columbus, which offers a high quality of life, and low cost of living in Southwestern Ohio. Clark County has excellent school systems and is home to Clark State College and Wittenberg University. To apply for and learn more about our mission driven organization, please visit our website @ www.rockinghorsecenter.org . All inquiries are confidential. Position Info: Position Title: Certified Medical Assistant Primary Service Center: Springfield, Ohio FLSA Status: Non-Exempt – Hourly position. Work Hours: Full-time position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required in addition to a Certificate of Medical Assisting Program is required.
• One (1) to Three (3) years’ experience in a Healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience working with an Electronic Health Record Program (EHR) is a plus.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and Certification of satisfactory completion of a Medical Assisting program required.
• A current driver’s license and an acceptable driving record required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively communicate information one-on-one and small group situations to patients, clients and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratios and percentages to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general computing knowledge.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office applications, and Electronic Health Record program.
• Working knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene and basic health and safety precautions applicable for work in a clinic setting.
• Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and clinic staff.
• Required to understand and adhere to the privacy policies and procedures.
• Patient Health Information (PHI) is confidential, only the minimal amount of PHI necessary to accomplish the internal purpose is to be shared or released by employee.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The position involves regular interaction with patients and other members of the general public.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Regular exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, may occur.
• Schedule is dependent upon organization and patient needs, and includes evenings and weekends.
• May be sent home if demand is low, or be requested to work overtime when demand is high.

Nice To Haves

• Certification from the American Association of Medical Assistants or other certifying organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients
• Taking patient vitals
• Blood drawing
• Administering immunization and medications including injections

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental & Vision benefits
• Company Paid Life, & LTD insurance
• Potential to earn and accrue up to 4 weeks of PTO per year along with 10 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees