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Medical Assistant - Austin, United States - Vivent Health

Vivent Health

Verified Company

Austin, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Position Purpose
The Clinic Medical Assistant assists in providing health care to patients in the Medical Center Clinics. In addition, the Medical Assistant provides valuable input for day-to-day operations of the clinic.

The Medical Assistant is a key member of the medical staff and supports the delivery of the highest quality health care to Medical Center patients.

This is a Full-Time Monday-Friday position with no nights, weekends, on-call or holiday hours.

Who We Are

For more than 40 years, we at Vivent Health have been relentless in the fight against HIV, from advocating for policy change to protecting communities through prevention efforts to welcoming and caring for all who come through our doors.

We offer people living with HIV the highest-quality care, including wraparound social services designed to support the whole person.

And perhaps most of all, we provide a safe, judgment-free zone for everyone we serve, regardless of whom they love, the color of their skin, where they live, or how much money they have.

All so we can help people living with HIV live long, healthy lives, and work toward ending the HIV epidemic.

Essential Functions

Provide direct patient care including rooming patients, documentation of vital signs, vaccinations, health maintenance, ECGs and other routine clinic functions.
Provide phlebotomy services as needed.
Process and document patient specialty care referrals as needed.
Import outside laboratory results into the electronic medical record.
Triage and process messages from patients and front office staff to providers and nurses.
Document as required in the medical record.
Order routine medical supplies.
Monitor/distribute faxes.
Stock and maintain exam rooms.
Ensure all clinic medical equipment is kept in good working order. Monitor expiration dates and routine control checks for all clinic equipment and tests.
Comply with the Health Care Corporate Compliance Standards of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Certified Medical Assistant required.
Basic Life Saving certification preferred.
2+ year or greater experience as a Medical Assistant.
Knowledge of and sensitivity to the HIV/AIDS patient population, and/or an eagerness to learn about this community.
Demonstrated knowledge of universal precautions.
Very effective and practical organizational skills.
Exemplary customer service skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Effective organizational skills.
Ability to do detailoriented work in a fastpaced work environment.
Working knowledge of Spanish language (bilingual) is a plus.

- *Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions*_
- **Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer* *_

Vivent Health is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, promote and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications regardless of race, gender, religion, skin color, national origin or ancestry, physical disability (including pregnancy) or mental disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, veteran status, genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. Vivent Health complies with other expanded protected classifications that may be mandated by specific county or municipal regulations. As a recipient of federal funding, Vivent Health will not hire nor enter into a contractual relationship with any party that is debarred, suspended, or excluded from federal assistance programs._

- *Public Student Loan Forgiveness*_

Employment at our organization may qualify you for federal student loan forgiveness programs. We do not directly pay for nor forgive federal student loans; however our status as a notforprofit organization under Section 501 (c) (3), makes us an eligible employer. There may be other determining factors for one to qualify._
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Pay:
From $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits: