Medical Coordinator (59913)

Circle the City; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle the City in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Medical Coordinator to ensure continuity of client care and coordinate communication across the clinical team. The role supports examinations and patient care under physician or nurse manager, and involves assisting with mobile clinic operations.

Key duties include vital signs, vaccinations, data entry, and patient transportation, with emphasis on confidentiality and compassionate service.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program, and/or alternate allied health training program with at least 1 year related experience.
• Able to obtain vital signs accurately.
• Proficient reading/writing in English.
• BLS certification.
• Arizona driver's license required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Bi-lingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinical support team to determine work assignments and priorities.
• Maintain timely verbal communication for good patient care.
• Enter required data into the database accurately.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene and confidentiality.
• Escort patients to off-site appointments and facilitate transportation.
• Perform MA duties at mobile clinic sites.
• Obtain vitals, vaccinations, injections, wound care, and specimen handling.
• Process referrals and schedule appointments.

Skills

Medical terminology

Vital signs

PC data entry

English reading/writing

Communication skills

Customer service

Fast-paced environment

Underserved population

21+ age

BLS certification

AZ driver license

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

None

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Admin Office - Phoenix, AZ 85013

Summary of Position: Circle the City is a rapidly growing non-profit dedicated to providing high-quality, holistic healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. This clinic benefits from the designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and provides comprehensive primary care alongside fully integrated behavioral health and case management services to those experiencing homelessness each year.

The Medical Coordinator assures the continuity of client care, providing an essential link for communication involving all team members. Assists in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the physician and/or nurse manager. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Essential Duties

• Collaborate with clinical support team each shift to determine work assignments and priorities, as well as communicate the status of delegated task completion and outcome of patient data findings.
• Maintain timely, ongoing verbal communication to ensure good care of patients and the effective running of the clinic.
• Responsible for collecting, collating, and entering required data and information into the applicable database or format in an accurate and timely manner.
• Treat each patient in a manner that preserves and supports patient confidentiality, patient rights, and patient dignity.
• Checks inventories on a weekly basis, orders, and stocks supplies.
• Assist any patient with personal hygiene as needed.
• Assure a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Escort patients to off-site appointments as assigned by supervisor.
• Facilitate patient transportation.
• Assist with copying, faxing, and filing as needed.
• Provide phone coverage and triage of calls when necessary.
• Ability and willingness to perform medical assistant duties at mobile clinic sites.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Obtain vitals, administer vaccinations and medical injections, basic wound care, call on prescriptions, draw blood, process lab specimens, etc.
• Collect, verify, and register new patients, scan records to chart, etc.
• Process referrals, call for appointments, schedule transportation, request consult records, etc.
• Provide community resources, and assists with connecting to support services.
• Obtain vital records for patients, provide, and assist in housing applications, network within the community for housing options, transports patients to locations for housing assistance/applications.
• Drive the Mobile Medical Unit, transport patients to the lab, imaging, pharmacy, and appointments.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Completion of a Medical Assistant program, and/or alternate allied health training program deemed appropriate by the CMO, Medical Director, and Chief Nursing Officer to provide competency in the skills necessary to complete the essential duties noted within this job description and must have a minimum of one (1) years of related experience that demonstrates an understanding of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Able to obtain vital signs accurately.
• Ability to use personal computer for recording patient data /history.
• Proficient in reading and writing skills in English.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Demonstrated interest in working with an underserved population.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bi-lingual communicative skills preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Requires a current Arizona state driver’s license.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Position requires extended periods of sitting and standing.
• Position requires regular bending and reaching, including transfer of patients.
• Must be able to lift, carry and push 20 pounds on a regular basis.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• DOT physical exam.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All resumes will be reviewed for education and experience. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.