Description

Join Elica’s mission and become a part of a team where every day is an opportunity to make a positive impact in your community!

At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community! Our passion extends throughout Elica, from the exceptional healthcare services we provide to our underserved patients at our Community Health Clinics and state-of-the-art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels, to our Resource Center where we empower patients and members of the community to connect with resources to help them build healthy and full lives. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Process Improvement Project Assistant will be responsible for the management and coordination of fdepartmental projects designed to achieve Elica Health Centers' aim of improving the documentation of patients' electronic health records related to required FQHC reporting. 

BENEFITS:

Elica is proud to offer an exciting benefits package to qualifying full-time employees which can support your health, your family, and help you plan for the future.

• 403B retirement savings account with up to 4% employer matching contribution and 100% immediate vesting.
• Healthcare: Medical (Kaiser or Anthem Blue Cross PPO), Dental, Vision - Individual and family plans available 
• Company funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) to help pay for out-of-pocket costs related to medical coverage
• FSA Plans: 2 options for Flexible Spending Accounts - Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Company paid basic Life and AD&D Insurance. (supplemental life and AD&D options available)
• Optional Critical Illness, Accident, ID Theft Protection and Pet insurance potions
• Accrued paid time off and paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Plan with five (5) free counseling visits, financial services, legal services, and a plethora of online resources.
• Tuition Reimbursement program and CME/CEU program.

Learn more about Elica’s services and mission at our website or check us out on Facebook. 

Requirements

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The successful candidate will be willing and able to:

• Direct patient contact via patient outreach with a particular patients population for record-keeping purposes. 
• Monitoring a specific patient population for a designated time frame to ensure all required documentation is entered into the electronic health record. 
• Compile data, data analysis, update patient electronic health record, and complete other assigned deliverables in a timely manner. 
• Attend and participate in stakeholder meetings and webinars. Take detailed notes as needed. 
• Draft/create documents related to assigned projects as needed. 
• Collaborate within and across departments to complete special projects as assigned by the departmental and senior leadership. 

The successful Candidate has:

• Pre-nursing/med student, Nursing student. 
• Attention to detail, prioritizing effectively, and strong organizational and coordination skills. 
• Ability to communicate with people and patients in a wide variety of roles, education status, and culture. 
• Ability to learn and utilize Elica's information and health record systems and appropriately apply them to special projects. 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee and patient records. 
• Ability to travel as needed to resolve issues. 

Additional Requirements:

• Must have a current and valid California driver’s license and the ability to provide proof of personal auto insurance on the vehicle driven during working hours.
• If selected for an employment opportunity with Elica Health Centers, external hires must provide proof of immunizations (Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella & Tetanus), tuberculosis clearance, and proof of COVID-19 vaccination status* prior to their scheduled start date. Please be advised that this position is subject to criminal background investigation and drug screen.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

The work environment is characteristic of normal office conditions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle or lift. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee must also possess hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the phone. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

*Elica Health Centers is a healthcare facility that adheres to the mandates issued by the California Department of Public Health including the recent orders regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered.

Compensation - Dependent Upon Experience

$22.65 - $29.22 an hour