Medical Assistant

King County; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public health organization is seeking a Medical Assistant to join their float pool team. This role involves working with diverse patients across various clinics, performing vital tasks like taking vitals, administering vaccines, and assisting providers. Candidates should be certified and possess strong communication skills, with a commitment to equity and social justice.

Qualifications

• Experience working with patients from vulnerable populations.
• Demonstrated skill in using electronic health records.

Responsibilities

• Room patients and take vital signs.
• Assist provider with procedures and medical exams.
• Perform lab tests and vaccine administration.

Skills

Bilingual

Communication

Education

Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified

Completed training from an accredited program

Valid AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR card

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Public Health Seattle & King County’s Community Health Services (CHS) division is looking for a Medical Assistant to join float pool team. This position will serve patients at multiple programs in the CHS division such as primary care and sexual reproductive health. Medical assistant will work one on one with a provider and perform tasks such as taking vitals, performing lab tests, vaccine administration, and other tasks delegated by providers.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

• Room patients, take vital signs, and reconcile records
• Perform tasks such as injections, lab draws, vision and hearing screenings
• Prepare and clean exam rooms
• Recognize symptoms of common medical illnesses and accurately report to provider
• Act as liaison between patient, patient’s family and providers
• Assist provider with procedures and medical exams
• Perform point of care testing and report abnormal laboratory values
• Other duties as assigned
  

Required:

• Washington State Medical Assistant-Certified
• Completed training from an accredited program
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider CPR card
• Valid Washington state driver’s license and the ability to travel between clinic sites

Desired:

• Bilingual candidate
• Demonstrated skill in using the electronic health record, EPIC
• Experience working with patients from vulnerable populations
• Experience using trauma informed and harm reduction principles

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Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Application Process

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.
• If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.

Work Schedule

This position will be Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

Work Location

This float position will have the chance to cover the following sites and programs depending on staffing needs: Downtown (primary care, pathways clinic, refugee clinic), Eastgate (primary care, sexual reproductive health clinic), Kent (sexual reproductive health clinic), Auburn (sexual reproductive health clinic), Federal Way (sexual reproductive health clinic).

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Union Membership

This position is represented by PROTEC 17.

Contact

For questions about this recruitment, please contact Sarah Dunkinson, [e-mail].