What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Elkhart position at Oaklawn?
Medical Assistant - Elkhart Outpatient Services
Are you looking for a rewarding and supportive work environment with opportunities to grow? Join Oaklawn, where hope and healing begin, in addressing the mental health needs of our community.
Who We Are
Oaklawn provides comprehensive mental health and addictions services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties in Northern Indiana. Intensive services have become Oaklawn's trademark—what we are known for and where much of our expertise lies. Sponsored by Mennonite Health Services Alliance, it is our philosophy at Oaklawn to treat the whole person—mind, body and spirit. This commitment, along with our faith-based heritage, our excellent staff of 875, our therapeutic environment, and our innovative treatment programs, provide a unique foundation for healing and hope.
What We Offer a Medical Assistant:
We offer competitive compensation, extensive training, and career advancement opportunities.
Are you looking for a rewarding and supportive work environment with opportunities to grow? Join Oaklawn, where hope and healing begin, in addressing the mental health needs of our community.
Who We Are
Oaklawn provides comprehensive mental health and addictions services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties in Northern Indiana. Intensive services have become Oaklawn's trademark—what we are known for and where much of our expertise lies. Sponsored by Mennonite Health Services Alliance, it is our philosophy at Oaklawn to treat the whole person—mind, body and spirit. This commitment, along with our faith-based heritage, our excellent staff of 875, our therapeutic environment, and our innovative treatment programs, provide a unique foundation for healing and hope.
What We Offer a Medical Assistant:
We offer competitive compensation, extensive training, and career advancement opportunities.
- Start earning PTO the day you start
- Work life balance
- Employee assistance program
- Regular supervision to grow clinical/professional skills
What You’ll Do as a Medical Assistant:
Primary duties:
- Assist in coordinating care in the Elkhart Outpatient department.
- Will administer medications, phlebotomy services, precautions monitoring and pain reassessments.
- Will work interdependently with other health care professionals to provide quality health care to clients.
- Knows the organization’s and department's goals.
- Is sensitive to the interrelationships of both people and functions within the department.
- Will follow Meaningful Use measures.
- May also be required to provide injections, test blood glucose and/or draw blood for lab tests.
- Customer Contact/Relationships:
- Interacts directly with clients and families.
- Interacts frequently with physicians, and other center employees involved in the case.
- The frequency varies with needs, availability of client, and directives from clinician working with the patient and treatment plan.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- Certification or Registration adjustment
- Associate of Applied Science degree from a CAAHEP or AMT-accredited program preferred.
- 1-2 years of clinical or community experience recommended.