What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinic Medical Assistant (MA-C) - Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program - Full Time (40 hours/week) position at Kittitas Valley Healthcare?
Company Description
KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.
KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -
Benefits - KV Healthcare
www.kvhealthcare.org
Job Description
The Medical Assistant (MA) is responsible for procedures necessary to support the provider to whom they are assigned with the goal of providing excellent patient care in the patient’s place of residence. The patient’s place of residence may be their home, a skilled nursing facility, an assisted living facility or group home. Daily tasks include obtaining vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, administering injections and medications, verifying and updating patient medical records for completeness, refilling medications, notifying patients or their caregiver of test results, and other assigned duties within the MA scope of practice.
Qualifications
What is required...
- Graduate of an accredited Certified Medical Assistant program & currently licensed in the State of Washington.
- Current BLS card for Healthcare Provider (maintenance required)
- Previous exposure to an Electronic Medical Records system
- Current Washington State Driver’s license
- Valid automobile insurance (minimum of liability coverage)
- Must have access to reliable transportation to patient homes
What is preferred...
- Certified as Bilingual; English/Spanish
- Previous experience working as a Medical Assistant
Additional Information
Wage: Wage range starts at $21.28/hour and goes up to $32.25/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.
Schedule: Primarily Monday through Friday, 7am-5pm
Benefits: This position is benefits eligible
Union Status: This is a non-union covered position
Salary : $21 - $32
