Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Duchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Medical Assistant/Patient Navigator to support our Peekskill site.

Provides recovery support to reduce barriers of care and shares strategies to improve patient health outcomes. This includes educating patients regarding MAT, HCV, risk reduction, medical and medication adherence. Provides education resources and materials that serve to promote recovery support education on harm reduction, MAT, Naloxone, and treatment. Provides Harm reduction and opioid overdose and prevention training and support.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Prepare exam room and any needed equipment and assists/chaperones during examination and treatment of patients.

· Provide basic instruction/health education to clarify provider instructions, procedures and referral needs.

· Facilitates patient care within different departments of SRH and outside agencies.

· Consult with medical staff to link patients to services through the provision of ancillaries such as translation, transportation assistance and application assistance.

· Perform in-house labs, collect specimens for out-side labs (ex. Pap, cultures, etc.) perform quality control in accordance with organizational protocols.

· Keeps clinical area stocked and in good order. Assures that all dated material is kept current and disposes of outdated supplies.

· Responsible for referring patients to appropriate agencies, with specific focus on referrals to specialty care and public health insurance programs, as needed and appropriate; track progress in eCW and alert providers.

· Takes vital signs, vision, and/or hearing tests, record patient data in eCW, (laboratory results, pain level, PEAS, PhQ, Smoke status, etc.), Document reason for visit and insure CVRs are completed as needed.

· Assist patient in overcoming obstacles that would prevent them from receiving needed referrals.

· Ensures all appropriate logs are maintained.

Minimum Education Requirement: High School diploma/ GED with Medical Assistant Training Certificate
Preferred Education Requirement: Associate's degree with Nationally Certified Medical Assistant Certificate

Salary Range: $19.00- 22.00

RESPONSIBILITIES

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

ABOUT US

Sun River Health is a network of 43 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing primary, dental, pediatric, OB-GYN, and behavioral health care to over 245,000 patients annually. With a dedicated staff of 2,000 doctors, nurses, and health care professionals, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, affordable care to those who need it most. Sun River Health started in 1975 when four African American mothers spearheaded efforts to open our first health center in Peekskill, New York to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable services to patients in need – no matter their race, religion, income, or insurance status. Today, after 45 years of service, Sun River Health is still delivering on that promise to communities across the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Internal Medicine
• Primary Care

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office
• Outpatient

Application Question(s):

• What is your desired hourly rate?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Medical Assistant: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Medical Assistant Diploma/Certificate (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Peekskill, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person