What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Esperanza Health Center?
Seeking Certified Medical Assistants : Must be fully bilingual in English & Spanish
Esperanza Health Center is a Christ-centered, non-profit primary medical care clinic in Philadelphia, PA. We are seeking qualified and committed Medical Assistants to join our team. If you are a Certified Medical Assistant who is searching for a new beginning with a Christ-centered, family oriented organization, your search stops here! You were lead to this job posting because you might have been called or chosen to help us fulfill our mission in providing quality health care and support services to our patients. We welcome you to join a positive work environment, a supportive team, and an engaging community who we love to serve.
SUMMARY : The Medical Assistant performs a wide variety of roles in support of the clinicians and in the provision of safe and whole person care. The Medical Assistant prepares adults and children for exams and assists adult practitioners, pediatricians, obstetricians, gynecologists and HIV care providers in caring for patients. The Medical Assistant addresses the needs of walk-in and call-in patients in the back desk and triage areas, performs phlebotomy, tends to orderliness and stocking of exam rooms, hubs and labs, assists supervisors with specific tasks, and nurtures spiritual growth of team members and patients. Medical Assistants are assigned to the various roles above based on the needs of Esperanza Health Center and the skill set of the individual Medical Assistant.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Responsible for Clinical Team Functions.
- Responsible to prepare patients for exams and to assist practitioners.
- Responsible for care of exam rooms between patient visits and at the end of each exam session.
- Responsible to assist in organization of storage areas.
- Responsible to manage back desk functions.
- Responsible to assist with daily maintenance of in-house laboratory.
- Responsible to perform phlebotomy services
- Responsible to collaborate with nurses and clinicians to screen patients in triage
- Responsible to provide spiritual care.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND QUALIFICATIONS
To carry out its mission, it is of critical importance for Esperanza Health Center (EHC) to keep our patients, families, and workforce safe and healthy and to support the health of our global community. In keeping with this, EHC has mandated all workforce members on-site at any EHC location for any portion of their time be vaccinated for COVID-19. This also includes contractors and EHC volunteers. This vaccine mandate is in alignment with applicable local, state, and federal mandates.
Potential employees may request exemption consideration for EHC vaccine requirements for valid religious and medical reasons. Please note that start dates will be delayed until candidates are fully immunized or valid exemption requests are reviewed and approved. Learn More
