Certified Medical Assistant bei Grant County, WA
Grant County, WA · Moses Lake, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Moses Lake
About the Department
The Certified Medical Assistant supports the medical department by providing direct client care for active clients. This position assures the provision of quality, efficient and ethical services, assuring individualized quality behavioral health services which contribute to the well-being of citizens of Grant County.
Renew provides a wide array of outpatient services to individuals with emotional, behavioral, and other mental and substance disorders, to enhance independent choice, satisfaction and optimum participation in the community, family, and employment or education environments. This position works within our medical team, providing hands-on patient care, coordinating telehealth appointment, scheduling appointments, and working with clinicians and primary care facilities. This position will be expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week with a flexible schedule to meet agency and client needs.
Renew provides a wide array of outpatient services to individuals with emotional, behavioral, and other mental and substance disorders, to enhance independent choice, satisfaction and optimum participation in the community, family, and employment or education environments. This position works within our medical team, providing hands-on patient care, coordinating telehealth appointment, scheduling appointments, and working with clinicians and primary care facilities. This position will be expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week with a flexible schedule to meet agency and client needs.
Position Duties
The following examples of duties and accountabilities illustrate the general range of tasks assigned to the position but are not intended to define the limits of required duties. Other essential duties may be assigned consistent with the general scope of the position. Employee must comply with all County and department policies, procedures, WAC’s, or other regulatory bodies.
- Assists with the operation of the Agency’s medical services including triaging, scheduling, inventory of medications, and assisting medical staff and clinicians.
- Provide hands on direct care to individuals as delegated by the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, which may include but not limited to diabetic foot exams, taking vital signs, observing, and reporting clients’ signs and symptoms, client injections, in and out of the office.
- Responsible for scheduling intakes, rescheduling, setting up telehealth appointments and referrals to appropriate treatment providers.
- Coordinate necessary paperwork that must be completed prior to telehealth appointments and fax to designated location.
- Assist by completing healthcare assessment tools, as requested.
- Screens phone calls and provides assistance to pharmacies, when appropriate.
- Provide assistance to the Medical Providers when requested.
- Provides education and consultation to families and other support systems that enhance their understanding of and care for individuals served.
- Participates in team meetings as needed for coordination of individual care.
- Assures that all documentation and records meet Washington Administrative Code (WAC), Revised Codes of Washington (RCW), contract, and all other applicable Agency requirements.
- Develops and maintains strong working relationships with the community, medical, DCYF, schools, Juvenile, DSHS, and other county agencies, as appropriate, to ensure continuity of care for individuals served in Grant County.
- Assures services are provided which support the individual’s rights and are compatible with the particular culture and primary language of the individual.
- Actively participates in training and other meetings, whether in or out of the office, as requested.
- Traveling to other branch offices will be required to perform duties.
Minimum Qualifications
o perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Any combination of education and experience may be substituted as long as it provides the desired skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required- Medical Assistant credential in the state of Washington. Must maintain an active status;
- Strong physical assessment skills;
- Strong networking, organizational and time management skills;
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy;
- Strong written and spoken communication skills;
- Strong personal computer operations skills including Word, Excel, Desktop Publishing;
- Valid Washington State Driver’s License: Must have proof of automobile insurance;
- Background Check: Must have an acceptable background report. This report will be repeated every three years throughout employment;
- Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving report. This report will be repeated every three years;
- CPR/First Aid: Must acquire (within 6 months of hire) and maintain this certification; and
- Candidates are required to be bi-lingual in Spanish.
Preferred
- Experience working in the behavioral health field. Full range of knowledge for the treatment of individuals with mental disorders; or
- Knowledge of County and Agency policies and procedures.
Other Qualifications
Persons in this position will work in office and community settings. Persons in this position frequently operate a motor vehicle, office equipment and medical equipment. Potentially may be exposed to persons/situations involving verbally or physically aggressive individuals and/or bodily fluids.
Working Conditions
Working Conditions: Work is primarily performed in an office setting but may include any of the Renew offices as well as various work locations, including schools, jails, client’s homes, or community locations. Because of the variance of location, the employee may be exposed to varying temperature, odors or vapors, sub-sanitary environments (pets, second-hand smoke), and weather.
Physical Requirements
Physical Abilities: Physical abilities are primarily those required of an office or administrative position: the ability to walk, sit, write, hear, and speak; operation of office equipment, including, but not limited to phone, copy machine, fax machine, computer; typing on keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Renew facilities provide clinical services so all positions may be exposed to potentially verbally and physically aggressive individuals and/or environments, as well as exposure to
blood, body fluids or tissues.Union Representation
This position is not represented by a labor union.
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