Medical Assistant Milestone- 7078

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JOB TITLE: Medical Assistant

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-time 20 Hours/Week

SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday-Thursday

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Milestone Putnam CT

PC#: 3142

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Milestone

Milestone is a 7-14 day stabilization intensive residential treatment center designed to accommodate and treat women with a history of substance abuse trauma and mental health issues. Our comprehensive services are recovery-oriented gender-responsive and trauma-informed with the goal of helping women find real hope for recovery. Milestone offers individual and group counseling case management and aftercare planning services. Treatment is individualized and centered around healing and wellness essential to moving forwards towards employment housing and family stability. Milestone is part of CHRs Center of Excellence for Women/Women and Children located at our Putnam campus.

ABOUT THE POSITION: Medical Assistant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist prescribers or APRNs in preparing clients for their appointments.
• Obtain and document client information such as vital signs blood pressure weight height and changes in medical history in the clients chart.
• Monitor medication adherence to ensure effectiveness and prevent diversion.
• Document ongoing client progress particularly regarding side effects of medication.
• Collect toxicology screens at the frequency ordered.
• Assist prescribers in submitting routing and ensuring completion of orders and medication refill requests.
• Demonstrate competency in addressing age-related or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served.
• Adherence to professional standards policies and procedures and federal state and local requirements including NCCHC and Joint Commission standards.
• Consult with other team members and external providers regarding treatment.
• Stay informed about all agency policies procedures and complete required trainings to stay updated on current best practices regarding the treatment of individuals with mental illness and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
• Follow up on emails regarding intakes inductions transfers dose changes EKGs medication concerns medical visits and medical record requests.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy.
• Perform other assignments and duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High School Diploma Medical Assistant Diploma or Applied Associates Degree (AAS) from an accredited school.

Experience: Previous experience in medical field preferred experience with EMR (electronic medical records) medical terminology

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA) or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) required..

Training: CPR/First-Aid certification or obtained within 6 months of hire

COMPENSATION *:

$19.28/hr minimum and up commensurate upon experience

*Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based on relevant experience as well as adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or sign-on incentives. (Please note for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated based on hours worked)

CHR is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all to apply.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC