Medical Assistant 1 or 2

Portland, TX - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 23 - 28

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Outside In is a patient-centered primary care outpatient clinic. Medical Assistants work in a team to serve diverse homeless and underserved populations of all ages. Medical Assistants will work with other staff and providers to support patient care including clinical administrative mobile clinic and general duties within the scope of the Medical Assistant practice. Medical Assistants may be scheduled and expected to report to work at the main clinic or various outreach sites.

Salary Range:

Medical Assistant 1 (without certification): $23.70 to $26.16

Medical Assistant 2 (with certification): $25.64 to $28.30

Essential Duties

Obtain and document patient history vital signs and other established screening procedures.
Assist with examinations procedures and treatments.
Prepare and administer medications injections and immunizations.
Recognize and respond to emergencies.
Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control.
Perform CLIA waived tests (HgbA1C HIV Hgb UA and Strep).
Work as part of Mobile Medical Outreach.
Performs basic administrative medical assisting functions.
Facilitate relationships between providers and referral coordinators to assure image scheduling and referrals to other agencies and medical specialists.
Treat all patients with compassion and empathy.
Explain methods of health and disease prevention
Participate in quality improvement and workflow development
Assist in training of medical assistants.
Comply with established risk management and safety procedures including all required trainings.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge

Knowledge of infection control principles and practices.
Knowledge of HIPAA laws and patient rights.

Skills

Able to work with people from diverse ethnic cultural socioeconomic and sexual preference backgrounds.

Education and Experience

Must have completed a Medical Assisting program with an externship or 2 years of experience in a medical office setting as a Medical Assistant within the last 5 years.
Must be certified with one of the following: AAMA or CCMA or NCCT.
Prior experience using an Electronic Health Record is preferred.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Technical Requirements:

EPIC
Microsoft Office Suite
Windows Server

Working Conditions

The work environment is a medical clinic.

Physical Requirements

standing walking sitting bending and lifting up to 20 pounds throughout the day.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

DescriptionOutside In is a patient-centered primary care outpatient clinic. Medical Assistants work in a team to serve diverse homeless and underserved populations of all ages. Medical Assistants will work with other staff and providers to support patient care including clinical administrative mobil...