Medical Assistant (Clinical Care Coordinator)

Community Health Centers, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Plans

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Wellness Program

Meaningful Use Certification

Job summary

A health clinic in the community is seeking a Medical Assistant (Bilingual Spanish/English) for a full-time position. The role involves preparing patients for examinations, performing phlebotomy, and assisting with various health care procedures. Ideal candidates must possess bilingual capabilities in Spanish and English, have strong communication skills, and be able to meet the physical demands of the job. Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and a 401(k) plan are offered.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform essential functions of the job.
• Ability to withstand physical demand of being on your feet for long periods.
• Understanding of exposure to potentially dangerous bodily fluids.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills.
• Ability to withstand the physical demand of being on your feet for long periods.
• Exposure to potentially contaminated bodily fluids and needles is possible.
• Must be able to pass CHC Competency within three months.
• Bilingual capabilities (English/Spanish); reading, writing and speaking English.
• CPR Certification.
• Assists in routine clerical functions, including working in the Electronic Medical Records.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Perform skills such as giving injections and drawing blood.
• Assist with patient examinations and other procedures.
• Monitors and cleans exam rooms and restocks supplies.
• Answers phones, schedules/reschedules appointments and enters charges.
• Calls refills to pharmacy and resolves messages daily.
• Performs new patient registration and determines sliding scale eligibility.
• Interacts with billing on patient questions.
• Attends mandatory trainings and may perform other duties.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Phlebotomy skills

Human relations and communication skills

Basic computer skills

Stand for long periods

CPR Certification

Clerical tasks

Education

CPR Certification

Job description

Medical Assistant (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Full-time position available at Central City Clinic.

Spanish/English bilingual skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as taking vitals and obtaining responses to standardized medical history questions.
• Performs additional skills such as giving injections and immunizations, drawing blood, newborn screening, tray set‑ups and preparing and maintaining labs.
• Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient examinations as requested and assists with all procedures.
• Monitors and cleans assigned patient exam rooms, reporting outdated supplies and stock levels. Restocks set levels of medical supplies as needed.
• Answers telephones, leaves complete messages with appropriate Clinic personnel and under the direction of licensed staff, schedules or reschedules appointments, procedures and diagnostic tests, records. These duties may include scribing, compiling and maintaining charts, obtaining medical records from other providers, maintaining CLIA logs and entering charges for billing purposes.
• Calls in refills to pharmacy as instructed by provider; resolves all phone messages daily.
• Performs new patient registration, including setting up new patient charts and determining eligibility for sliding scale; verifies insurance status and updates all patient information.
• Interacts with the billing office on patient billing questions.
• Attends and completes mandatory education and training meetings and activities.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

To apply

Email Resume to [e-mail] or fax to 801-955-2389.

Qualifications (Knowledge / Skills / Abilities)

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Demonstrated phlebotomy skills.
• Demonstrated human relations and communication skills.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills.
• Ability to withstand the physical demand of being on your feet for long periods of time, of moving and lifting patients and of reaching for and handling equipment.
• An understanding that incumbents face exposure to potentially dangerous contaminated bodily fluids, blood, used needles, and other contaminants as part of the daily hazards of the job.
• Must be able to pass CHC Competency as measured by periodic competency assessments within first three months of employment.
• Must have bilingual capabilities (English/Spanish). Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• CPR Certification
• Assists in routine clerical functions, including working in the Electronic Medical

Benefits

• Medical and Dental Plans (CHC pays for most of the premium cost)
• 401(k) Plan (CHC pays 10% over and above your wage into the Plan after one year of service)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance (Paid for by CHC)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Wellness Program (Cash Bonuses For Exercising)
• Will help with obtaining your Meaningful Use Certification