Bilingual Medical Assistant

The Village For Families & Children; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Retirement plan with employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Village for Families and Children in Hartford, CT seeks a Medical Assistant to support medical and psychiatric teams with both administrative and clinical tasks in a busy clinical setting. This full-time role requires a High School Diploma or GED and a Certified Medical Assistant credential; bilingual Spanish is required.

The salary ranges from $20 to $22 per hour, commensurate with experience, with standard 40-hour work weeks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Certified Medical Assistant credential required.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking is required.
• Medical interpreting certification is preferred.
• Organized and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Flexible and able to multi-task.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; familiarity with CareLogic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Attends medication refills fax line and processes all requests.
• Communicates with pharmacies to provide and receive patient information.
• Verifies insurance, demographics and contact information.
• Schedules appointments and provides reminder calls.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Microsoft Office

Multi-tasking

Independent worker

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Medical Assistant

Tools

CareLogic

Job description

The Village for Families and Children

Job Tracking ID: Job Tracking ID: 512620-915848

Job Location: Hartford, CT

Job Level: Job Level: Any

Level of Education: High School/GED

Job Type: Full-Time/Regular

Years of Experience: Years of Experience: Any

Starting Date: Starting Date: ASAP

Salary: Salary: 20.00 to 22.00(0) USD

Work Hours: Work Hours: 40

Job Description

The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission “to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children” by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for six consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure you’re joining an organization that’s just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

Hourly Rate: $20-$22 an hour commesurate with experience.

It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity and alignment with market data.

JOB SUMMARY

The Medical Assistant will be responsible for assisting medical and psychiatric personnel in administrative and clinical tasks.

1. Attends the medication refills fax line and process all requests.

2. Communicates with pharmacies, as directed, to provide and receive information for patients.

3. Verifies insurance coverage information, demographics, and contact information.

4. Responsible for call screening and triaging, scheduling appointments, and reminder calls.

5. Assists in tracking lab & EKG reports and documents results upon receipt. Notify providers when patients are due for screening or testing following DCF guidelines.

6. Obtains pertinent medical records including completion of Release of Information Form, if not completed.

7. Fills out, where permitted, school medication forms, medication consent, DSS-Drug Prior Authorization Request and DCF 465-Psychotropic Medication Consent Forms.

8. Performs vital signs on patients who come in for medication checkups.

9. Communicates with pediatric, psychiatric clinics, Physicians, Psychiatrists, and APRN’s, and other medical psychiatric personnel to obtain and transmit documents and information.

10. Communicates with families in psychiatric treatment when medically necessary.

11. Interpreting services in Spanish or arranging language line availability for the visits as needed.

12. Monitor, track, and schedule psychiatric referrals.

13. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Experience and Skills

EDUCATION

High school Diploma or equivalent required; Certified Medical Assistant required.

EXPERIENCE

Bilingual Spanish speaking required. Certificate in medical interpreting preferred.

Cultural competency to serve diverse client population.

Organized and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Flexible and able to multi-task.

Proficient in Microsoft Suite software. Familiarity with specific applications used by the Village a plus (CareLogic).

Physically able to perform the essential functions of the position in a standard office environment, with or without reasonable accommodations, including the ability to interact with children and adolescents in a therapeutic environment/situation without risk of injury.

Job Benefits

Our benefits package supports your whole life with comprehensive health coverage, generous paid time off, and employer matched retirement savings. We also invest in your growth through tuition assistance (Loan Forgiveness Program – NHSC, tuition reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment). https://thevillage.org/careers/our-benefits/

The Village for Families and Children is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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