Medical Assistant - FLOAT

Description

Summary of Position:

Circle the City is a rapidly growing non-profit dedicated to providing high-quality, holistic healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. This clinic benefits from the designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and provides comprehensive primary care alongside fully integrated behavioral health and case management services to more than 4,000 individuals experiencing homelessness each year.

The purpose of this position is to provide both clinical and clerical support services in a setting that delivers care to patients.  The Medical Assistant ensures the continuity of client care, providing an essential link for communication involving all team members.  Assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of the Physician and/or Nurse Manager.

Essential Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborates with the MA Lead/Nurse throughout each shift to determine work assignments and priorities, as well as communicate the status of delegated task completion and outcome of patient data findings.
• Maintains timely, ongoing verbal communication to ensure good care of patients and the effective running of the clinic.
• Responsible for collecting, collating, and entering required data and information into the applicable database or format in an accurate and timely manner.
• Treats each patient in a manner that preserves and supports patient confidentiality, patient rights, and patient dignity.
• Checks inventories on a weekly basis, orders, and stocks supplies.
• Assist any patient with personal hygiene as needed.
• Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
• Escorts patients to off-site appointments as assigned by supervisor.
• Facilitates patient transportation.
• Assists with copying, faxing, and filing as needed.
• Phone coverage and triage of calls when necessary.
• Ability and willingness to perform medical assistant duties at mobile clinic sites.
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Basic Knowledge and Skills:

• 1 year of MA experience.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in a medical environment is highly desirable.
• Bi-lingual communicative skills necessary.
• Basic Life Support certification required (BLS).
• Requires a current Arizona state driver’s license.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Completion of an approved Medical Assistant training course.
• Able to obtain vital signs accurately.
• Ability to use personal computer for recording patient data /history.
• Proficient in reading and writing skills in English.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Demonstrated interest in working with an underserved population.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Position requires extended periods of sitting and standing.
• Position requires regular bending and reaching, including transfer of patients.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All resumes will be reviewed for education and experience. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.