Medical Assistant - Substance Use Treatment (OBOT)

Essential Duties and Major responsibilities:

• Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs (including: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and other procedures as needed)
• Assists in preparing patients for routine diagnostic procedures (i.e. urine specimens) and performing selected POC screening tests
• Work is of medium demand, walking and standing.
• Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients
• Organization and coordination of Suboxone and Vivitrol schedules, distribution of patients across sites and provider time blocks.
• Management of provider registry for patients receiving MAT
• Provide support during screening, intake, induction, stabilization and maintenance phases of patient treatment
• Tracking, follow-up and reporting of diagnostic services, diagnostic test results, referrals for diagnostic tests, tracking of results and closing the loop for all test results
• Communication with providers, patients and the patient’s families when appropriate
• Assists with maintaining the treatment database with health information for those patients enrolled in the program and pertinent to any associated grants
• Required to attend mandatory program meetings and trainings
• Works independently on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects as needed
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards
• Performs other job related duties as required or assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required, Associate Degree in Medical Office Assistant or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience preferred
• Work experience similar to a medical office environment
• Computer skills for accurate data entry
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced medical office environment