Medical Assistant, Los Angeles-Pico, Ca - National Health Foundation

Description

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Medical Assistant

REPORTS TO:LVN Manager

LOCATION: Los Angeles, Ca

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

SALARY: $ $23.00 Hourly Rate

PERTINENT INFORMATION:

• Work Shift: Sunday - Thursday 11:30AM - 8:00PM

Responsibilities and Initiatives

To help NHF meet its growth goals, the Medical Assistant will:

• Conduct intake and discharges for our guests.
• Complete registration packets with our guests for clinic visits.
• Conduct rounds in our facility, obtaining vital signs, assisting with blood sugars checks and or information as needed.
• Triage guests and prepare them for nurses' assessment, updating guest charts daily using CRM database system, and scheduling appointments with them.
• Monitor medication management based on Nursing plan of care.
• Assist with providing on-site covid antigen testing.
• Assist Nursing manager as needed.
• Coordinating and providing linkages for guest's medical appointments and follow-up.
• Participating in weekly internal and external case conferencing, board review team meetings, monthly staff meetings, trainings, and in-services.
• Performing administrative tasks such as charting, guest summaries and answering phones.
• Coordinate transportation for medical related matters.
• Completes additional tasks/duties as required to meet the needs of the facility, not to impede primary responsibilities.
• Always follow NHF policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Medical Assistant certification required.
• BLS Certification required.
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred).
• Ability to work independently with strong time management and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and high accuracy are a must.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as a high level of professionalism required.
• Experience in medical office.
• Familiarity with HIPAA (preferred).
• Experience and knowledge of behavioral health (preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite products including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint; and skill in using databases.

Physical Requirements

• Works in office area under normal working conditions.
• Current American Heart Association BLS (CPR/First Aid/AED).
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Must be able to read material and use a computer.
• Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers.
• Standing and walking.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing.
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Be on a team that is full of collaborative, passionate, fun and energetic individuals that are focused on serving the needs of the community. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, covered medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance for the employee; 401(k) plan with up to 5% matching contribution.

Feeling hungry during work hours? We got you covered with our snack havens located at all of our facilities