Medical Assistant 1 or 2 - Eugene, OR, United States - Lane County

Description

Medical Assistant 1:
$19.18 Hourly

Medical Assistant 2:
$21.23 Hourly

Do you have a passion and dedication to caring and advocating for your community and our patients? The Medical Assistant position will include the following: rooming patients, vital signs, point of care testing, collecting and packaging lab specimens, phlebotomy, vaccine administration, documenting and ordering labs in EMR, drug assistance applications, prior authorization applications and supporting provider with procedures.

At Lane County Health & Human Services, we believe healthy people are the foundation of healthy communities.

The Community Health Centers of Lane County provide affordable primary care for the whole family – infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors – as well as integrated behavioral health, alternative services such as acupuncture, and preventative dental services.

At Community Health Centers, we focus on integrated care that values the whole person. Our services encompass not only treatment and prevention of illness, but also health education and behavioral health services.

At Lane County Community Health Centers we have adopted a model of primary care called Patient Centered Medical Home.

Our integrated care teams include primary care providers, nurses, medical assistants, patient care coordinators and behavioral health specialists.

This model of primary care prioritizes the patient, who has increased access to other services beyond general medical care at our clinics.

Our care teams also help patients reach their optimal health status by addressing social determinants of health barriers to care such as transportation, food insecurity, or housing.

*While this position is posted primary clinic location it will require the ability to float to our other clinics as needed to provide coverage, training and support.
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Schedule:
Monday - Friday; Medical Assistant 1 Training & Experience:
Graduation from high school or equivalent; and Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program.
No Medical Assistant experience necessary.
Medical Assistant 2Training & Experience:
Graduation from high school or equivalent; and Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program or equivalent job experience.
One year of Medical Assistant experience.
Any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Medical Assistant Certification through a nationally recognized certification program- (copy of original or web document)
Note date of birth and social security number when submitting credentialing documents

• Studies have shown that women and BIPOC individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description.