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    Medical Assistant - Washington, United States - Comprehensive Primary Care

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    Job DescriptionSalary: $21-23

    About Us:

    Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) is a collection of twelve office locations offering primary care for every stage of life. We've been part of the communities we serve for years – and in some cases decades. Together we strive for healthy neighbors across northern Virginia, eastern Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

    The idea behind primary care is to provide a go-to medical home for every patient. We operate much like the old-fashioned generalists of the past – but with a distinctly contemporary approach to medicine. Your CPC primary care providers work to get to know you, your medical history and your needs, and plays an important role as the key first contact in your wellness decisions.

    We offer a diverse work experience that empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we also seek to attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity, and accountability.

    Our Values:

    • Make health care easily accessible and readily
    • Maintain a welcoming environment for all
    • Listen to and respect the unique needs of each patient
    • Respond quickly and maintain open, multi-level communication with each patient
    • Encourage whole families, extended families and friends to take charge of their
    • Provide consistent high-quality health care
    • Invest in professional development for providers and staff
    • Maintain a safe and supportive working environment for all

    About the Role:

    This position is primarily responsible for relieving doctors and other medical personnel of administrative and clerical work by performing the following duties.


    Essential Job Functions:

    • Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be as- signed.
    • Complies and records medical charts, reports, and correspondence
    • Answers telephone, schedules appointments for PE and diabetes
    • Prior Authorizations
    • Respond to telephone encounters, patient's messages and providers messages.
    • Responsible for linking DI with orders and tracking it.
    • Confirms patients' insurance regarding bill client labs.
    • Take patients vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height, medication log, smoking screen, depression screening, and records information on patients' charts. (Recording all required information in chart)
    • Prepares, restocks, and cleans exam rooms.
    • Operates x-ray, electrocardiograph (EKG), and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic test or calls medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests.
    • Gives injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests.
    • PCMH and quality assistance
    • Responsible for covering staff when absent.
    • Assisting co-workers
    • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
    • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
    • Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
    • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writ- ten, oral, or diagram form.
    • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
    • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
    • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
    • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

    FLSA: Non- Exempt

    Education/Experience (Minimum Requirements):

    • One year certificate from college or technical school; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook), and Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

    Work Location: Woodley Park, DC/In person.

    Medical Clearance:

    You must complete Comprehensive Primary Care's medical clearance requirements, which include, but may not be limited to, evidence of Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal screen, and a Tuberculosis screen, or have an approved medical or religious accommodation that precludes you from being vaccinated against these diseases.

    Comprehensive Primary Care values diversity as a core tenet of the work we do and the populations we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

    This role is eligible for health insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, including vacation and holiday pay.

    EEO

    CPC is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information and gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, lactation, or any other category protected by federal and applicable state laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, placement, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training, social and recreational programs, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

    CPC will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic status, family responsibilities, protected veteran status or other status protected by applicable Federal, state, or local law.


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