What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Medical Assistant - Bilingual position at Cunningham Children's Home?
Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, IL is looking to hire a full-time Administrative Medical Assistant (AMA). Are you looking to learn new things and build a successful career? Do you want meaningful and rewarding work? Would you like to join a non-profit organization with an important mission? If so, please read on!
About Cunningham Children’s Home & the Caminos Program
Cunningham Children’s Home is a nonprofit child welfare and educational services agency dedicated to providing compassionate support and trauma-informed care to children, youth, adults, and families. Our programs include residential treatment, special education, foster care, and community-based services.
The Caminos Program serves unaccompanied immigrant children, providing safe housing, clinical support, and family reunification services. We create opportunities and open doors—offering a place that feels like home and a path toward hope and healing.
In addition to competitive pay, we offer our employees the following benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Paid Leave
- FSA/DCA
- Accident, Short Term Disability, Critical Illness
- A retirement plan with up to 6% company match
- An awesome wellness program
- Additionally, Cunningham Children's Home is a qualified employer under the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. We also offer our employees a professional PSLF resource, BenElevate, to help navigate the loan forgiveness process.
A day in the life of an Administrative Medical Assistant
As an Administrative Medical Assistant, you provide support to the staff of Health Services who work with the Residential/Clinical Services, and/or Caminos programs. You will provide a significant role in coordinating efforts between both departments, and you will closely monitor and follow Federal guidelines. Your primary responsibility will be to schedule medical appointments and obtain authorization for such. It will be essential for you to maintain medical files for all clients in your assigned program. You will also do non-clerical tasks, such as passing medications, updating medication records with medication changes, performing covid-19 rapid testing, and completing vitals. Kind and understanding, you make sure that people are always comfortable enough to openly communicate with you. You are always patient and willing to listen.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least 21 years of age
- Valid Illinois driver's license
- Having fluency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and Spanish would be beneficial
Are you kind, patient, and professional? Do you have excellent communication skills? Can you actively listen to others? Are you detail-oriented, organized, and reliable? If yes, you might just be perfect for this position with our non-profit organization!