Medical Assistant (Full Time)

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

PTO 24 days

Job summary

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless is seeking a full-time Medical Assistant to join our team at 1217 1st St NW. You will room patients, take histories and vital signs, and assist providers across clinic, outreach, and administrative shifts.

We operate in a harm-reduction model serving underserved populations. Completion of a Medical Assistant program and MA experience are required; bilingual Spanish/English is a plus. Benefits begin the month after hire.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• Experience documenting services in an electronic health record.
• Ability to thrive in a complex healthcare setting.
• Experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Room patients, take basic medical history and vital signs.
• Assist providers in procedures.
• Perform wound care, injections, and lab procedures.

Skills

Medical terminology

Electronic health records

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Medical Assistant program completion

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Every day, people across Albuquerque face impossible choices between health, housing, safety, and survival. For more than four decades, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has stood alongside our community’s most vulnerable neighbors, providing compassionate care, creating pathways to stability, and championing systemic change. More than 5,000 people each year find support through our integrated model of care, but our impact extends far beyond the walls of our clinic. Through advocacy, partnership, and innovation, we are working to transform the systems that drive homelessness and build a community where everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity, health, and hope.

Do you have a passion for client care? We may be the right fit for you! We are currently looking for an upbeat medical assistant to join our team. Our ideal candidate would be a team player and have previous experience in an underserved population.

Compassion for and an understanding of the wide variety of issues for those experiencing homelessness is a must!

Our MA team works in rotating schedules doing Outreach work in the field, in the Clinic, and on designated Administrative shifts. We work from a harm reduction model and believe in meeting people where they are at. We view client care holistically and connect clients to various resources within our organization and without.

Our team is very passionate about public health and our population.

We comply with all OSHA and CDC guidelines regarding PPE and have various procedures in place to safeguard employees.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position.

We have two MA position available in the AHCH clinic, which is located at 1217 1st St NW. Hours align with the regular campus schedule, 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday. The only exception to these hours is a required once a month Friday night medical and harm reduction team outreach from 2-6pm.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Room patients, take basic medical history and vital signs,
• Assist providers in various procedures
• Perform wound care, injections/immunization, and lab procedures- blood draws, specimen preparation and handling
• Prepare and stock examination rooms
• Participate in medical outreaches in the Bernalillo County service area

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a complex healthcare setting
• Working knowledge of medical procedures, terminology, and anatomy
• Experience documenting services in an electronic health record
• Completion of a Medical Assistant program
• Experience as a Medical Assistant

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant
• Previous experience with outreach/street medicine
• Experience with under-served populations, those with serious mental illness/chronic mental illness, and/or substance use disorder
• Previous experience working in a Federally Qualified Health Center
• Bilingual Spanish/English

All benefits begin the month after hire

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization
• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organizationPaid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment
• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual
• 7 Paid holidays
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with employer match
• Student loan forgiveness eligible

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will beconsidered for employment without attention to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This organization participates in E-Verify.