Medical Assistant - Limited Term Employment - Position in Phoenix; 3 month assignment; 27th Ave

Terros Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Language differential pay available

Job summary

Terros Health in Phoenix, AZ is hiring a Medical Assistant for a 90-day limited-term position at the 27th Avenue Health Center. The role supports integrated primary care and on-site behavioral health services, delivering patient care and clerical support.

Experience in primary care is a plus, and NextGen experience is a plus. The compensation ranges from $17.87 to $21+ per hour, with an additional language differential pay for Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili or ASL.

Qualifications

• Primary care experience is a plus.
• NextGen experience is a plus.
• Additional language differential pay available for select languages.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing medical assistant services to patients to establish and reach treatment goals.
• Prepares patients for examinations, takes histories, assists physician during exams.
• Coordinates client information with behavioral health and other specialty care offices.
• Follows up on pharmacy, clients, staff and related phone calls and coordinates responses.
• Updates patient files, schedules tests, and arranges hospital admissions.
• Greets patients, answers phones, schedules appointments, and may handle clerical duties.

Skills

Primary care experience

Tools

NextGen EMR

Job description

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity at Terros Health for a Medical Assistant.

Terros Health is a health care company focused on the whole person, providing primary care and specializing in mental health and substance use treatment for over 50 years. We help people live their lives in recovery and we save lives every day. Our vision is to provide extraordinary care by empowered people, achieving exceptional outcomes. We are guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment, with diversity woven throughout. Together, we are Inspiring Change for Life!

Terros Health: Extraordinary Care. Empowered People. Exceptional Outcomes.

Hope ~ Health ~ Healing

www.TerrosHealth.org

Terros Health is hiring a Medical Assistant - Limited Term Employee for our 27th Avenue Health Center location in Phoenix, AZ.

Limited Term Employment: 90 days

Schedule: 4-10's or 5-8's

Located Near 27th Ave/ Indian School

Integrated Care Location - Primary Care and Mental Health Services On Site

Primary Care Experience Is a Plus

NextGen Experience is a Plus

EXCELLENT COMPENSATION ($17.87-$21+/ hour, depending on years of MA experience)

Additional Language Differential Pay Available: Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili or ASL:

• $1/hour (Approximately $2,080 Annually)

Duties Include, But Not Limited To

• Provides ongoing services as a medical assistant to patients in need of medical services for the purpose of establishing and reaching appropriate treatment goals.
• Prepares patients for examinations, takes medical histories, assists the physician during the examination, explains medical procedures to patients.
• Coordinates the appropriate client information with the behavioral health and other specialty care offices.
• Follows up on the pharmacy, clients, staff and all other parties phone calls and coordinates a response back based on the consult with the medical staff.
• Maintains appropriate knowledge, skill, and coordination of services for this position.
• Answers phones, schedules appointments, greets patients, and may create correspondence. May assume any, or all of the general clerical duties within the office.
• Follows up accordingly/promptly on clients requests via phone/letter at the direction of medical practitioners. May coordinate with the involved parties on behalf of the client.
• Updates patient files, schedules medical tests, and arranges for hospital admissions.
• Follows up on missed medical appointments to appropriately re-engage the patients.
• Seeks appropriate clinical supervision to ensure the provision of effective supportive services.
• Establishes appropriate patient documentations, applications, forms that conform to agency guidelines, audit tools best professional practice, and State licensing regulations.
• Completes client documentations within the established guidelines including but not limited to completion of progress notes on the date of service; completes medical intake paperwork and submits on date of service.

Additional full-time Medical Assistant positions are available at other locaitons.