What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Student position at Moses Lake Community Health Center?
Brief Description
The Medical Assistant plays a key role in the daily provision of patient care, working directly with patients and managing the provider's daily workflow to ensure that our patients have a welcoming and productive visit. The MA manages and coordinates individual patient care as well as supporting care coordination and positive health outcomes for the patient panel. They serve as an essential liaison within the care team and between the care team and other MLCHC departments.
Responsibilities
Summary
We are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, and comprehensive primary health care services for the entire community. MLCHC continually transforms our health care delivery system to improve the health of the communities we serve.
If you are searching for an opportunity to work in a collegial environment, serve others and learn new skills join us at Moses Lake Community Health Center where caring, welcoming, helpful, professional behaviors are the norm, not the exception.
Benefits
For additional information contact:
Human Resources
Careers@mlchc.org
The Medical Assistant plays a key role in the daily provision of patient care, working directly with patients and managing the provider's daily workflow to ensure that our patients have a welcoming and productive visit. The MA manages and coordinates individual patient care as well as supporting care coordination and positive health outcomes for the patient panel. They serve as an essential liaison within the care team and between the care team and other MLCHC departments.
Responsibilities
- Performs direct patient care responsibilities to support the medical visit and prepare patient for exam/treatment.
- Organizes and manages the daily workflow to support the provider and the team to work smoothly and efficiently.
- Ensures that the patient's medical chart is updated, complete, and accurate.
- Performs care coordination to ensure continuity of the patient's care and follow-up.
- Properly performs room preparation, maintenance, sterilization, and quality procedures, according to OSHA standards and clinic policy.
- Participates proactively as a member of the Care Team.
- Actively participates in Quality Improvement efforts.
- Provides excellent service and support to patients and colleagues.
- Performs phlebotomy duties (Same Day Clinic only).
- Completion of 2,000 hours by the end of the cohort.
- Maintain an 80% on coursework throughout the program.
- Job duties require specific knowledge and training in Medical Assisting typically acquired during completion of a (certificate or license program) in Medical Assisting with duration of up to a year.
- Must be able to obtain Medical Assistant licensure with the State of Washington.
- Ability to read and speak Spanish required.
- Complete annual mandatory education.
- Must have reliable transportation and provide documentation of auto insurance and valid driver's license as required.
- Travel between work sites is required as needed.
Summary
We are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, and comprehensive primary health care services for the entire community. MLCHC continually transforms our health care delivery system to improve the health of the communities we serve.
If you are searching for an opportunity to work in a collegial environment, serve others and learn new skills join us at Moses Lake Community Health Center where caring, welcoming, helpful, professional behaviors are the norm, not the exception.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement program with employer contribution
- Dental
- Medical/Vision
- Flexible Spending/Health Reimbursement
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 8.5 Paid holidays per year
- Accrual based (PTO) paid time off per MLCHC policy
For additional information contact:
Human Resources
Careers@mlchc.org