FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS
Medical Assistant - Certified
FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, Bridgeport, Washington, United States,
*Hiring for Part time (24 hrs per week) and full time (40 hrs per week)*
*Up to 3K Sign on Bonus for full time employees*PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:*Works with the medical team to provide quality and comprehensive care to patients*
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES*Communicates health information to patients, support staff, and team members**Answers patient phone calls, documents and communicates questions in Electronic Health Records (EHR) to provider if necessary**Relays appropriate information to the patient from provider documents in EHR**Assists providers with patient education**Coordinates and processes refill requests with provider**Monitors and processes voice mail, EHR messaging and email in a timely manner**Assists care team with assessment of patient and with identification of diseases and conditions**Coordinates care, referrals and transitions of care for patient, in communication with other members of the FHC care team.**Patient Care**Provide nursing care for FHC patients following established standards and practices and acting within the scope of the LPN license or MA-C certification.**Obtains and records vital signs and patient history**Administers medications by unit or single dosage, or by a dosage calculated and verified by a health care practitioner. Limited to legend drugs, vaccines, and Schedule III-IV controlled substances pursuant to a written order from a health care practitioner.**Perform diagnostic testing limited to electrocardiography, respiratory testing and tests waived under the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA) program.**Performs, prepares for, and assists with procedures in accordance with clinic protocols, policies, and procedures**Performs standing orders for patients as approved by the Medical Director**Checks refrigerator temperatures daily to ensure accurate storage of medications.**Triage patients to level of employee licensure: assess patients as needed and provide appropriate nursing care.*
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE*Possesses a basic level of written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills and mathematical knowledge typically acquired through completion of a high school program**Job duties require specific knowledge and training as a License Practical Nurse, typically acquired during completion of formal education problem.*
*Job duties require specific knowledge and training in Medical assistance, typically acquired during completion of a (certificate of license program) in Medical Assistant with duration of up to a year.*
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS*Must have or be able to attain certification as Licensed Practical Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant with the State of Washington.*
*FHC strives to take every measure to ensure privacy and security. As part of our cyber security protocols, all employees must be able to participate in two-factor authentication.*
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.25 - $25.25 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:* Day shift* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
*Up to 3K Sign on Bonus for full time employees*PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:*Works with the medical team to provide quality and comprehensive care to patients*
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES*Communicates health information to patients, support staff, and team members**Answers patient phone calls, documents and communicates questions in Electronic Health Records (EHR) to provider if necessary**Relays appropriate information to the patient from provider documents in EHR**Assists providers with patient education**Coordinates and processes refill requests with provider**Monitors and processes voice mail, EHR messaging and email in a timely manner**Assists care team with assessment of patient and with identification of diseases and conditions**Coordinates care, referrals and transitions of care for patient, in communication with other members of the FHC care team.**Patient Care**Provide nursing care for FHC patients following established standards and practices and acting within the scope of the LPN license or MA-C certification.**Obtains and records vital signs and patient history**Administers medications by unit or single dosage, or by a dosage calculated and verified by a health care practitioner. Limited to legend drugs, vaccines, and Schedule III-IV controlled substances pursuant to a written order from a health care practitioner.**Perform diagnostic testing limited to electrocardiography, respiratory testing and tests waived under the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA) program.**Performs, prepares for, and assists with procedures in accordance with clinic protocols, policies, and procedures**Performs standing orders for patients as approved by the Medical Director**Checks refrigerator temperatures daily to ensure accurate storage of medications.**Triage patients to level of employee licensure: assess patients as needed and provide appropriate nursing care.*
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE*Possesses a basic level of written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills and mathematical knowledge typically acquired through completion of a high school program**Job duties require specific knowledge and training as a License Practical Nurse, typically acquired during completion of formal education problem.*
*Job duties require specific knowledge and training in Medical assistance, typically acquired during completion of a (certificate of license program) in Medical Assistant with duration of up to a year.*
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS*Must have or be able to attain certification as Licensed Practical Nurse or Certified Medical Assistant with the State of Washington.*
*FHC strives to take every measure to ensure privacy and security. As part of our cyber security protocols, all employees must be able to participate in two-factor authentication.*
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.25 - $25.25 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:* Day shift* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person