Medical Assistant, Stamford Free Clinic Department: Americares Free Clinics Location: Stamford, CT Key Relationships: Reports to: Clinic Director Direct Reports: None Assignment Type: Full time Compensation: $48,000 to $56,250 Benefits: Click here to learn more about our benefits! Application Requirements: Resume, completed application questions. About Americares: Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by povert... more details
Position Title:Medical Assistant, StamfordFree Clinic
Department:Americares Free Clinics
Location: Stamford, CT
Key Relationships:
Reports to: Clinic Director
Direct Reports: None
Assignment Type:Full time
Compensation:$48,000 to $56,250
Benefits:Click here to learn more about our benefits!
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.
Americares Values:
We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated. We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice. We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace. We are better together; partnership is at our core. We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow. We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.
About the position:
The Medical Assistant will provide basic supportive primary health care services and will provide clerical support and interpreter services as needed. The MA will work under the direct supervision of the clinic director and assistant director. The MA will utilize Athena, our electronic medical record.
Key Outcomes:
In the first 90 days, the Medical Assistant will:
Learn and live the Americares values.
Complete all require new hire onboarding trainings.
Verbalize understanding of the free clinic model.
Complete Learning Modules for Athena
Learn procedures and perform patient vitals/history and prep patient for visit.
Thoroughly and accurately document both new patient intake and returning patient visit.
Learn procedure to collect lab specimens, properly perform skill and follow QA guidelines
Scheduling patient appointments for onsite care and offsite referrals. Assist front desk as needed.
Learn proper phone etiquette, answer phones, make reminder calls and identifyneedfor nursing intervention.
Shadow experienced interpreter to learn how to properly interpret.
Review and verbalize understanding of safety plan for clinics.
Begin training on Retina Vue screening device
In the first 6 months, theMedical Assistant will:
Be able to interpret skillfully and demonstrate proper patient interpretation skills.
Demonstrate proper PPE, standard precautions and infection control procedures.
Demonstrate proper Point of Care testing and EKG procedures.
Demonstrate ability to explain procedures to patients.
Demonstrate proficiency with EHR; able to update patient records for patient intake and check-in procedures.
Demonstrate understanding of proper resource utilization, knowledge of when a nurse or provider needs to be involved.
Demonstrate skill with consistent Retina Vue eye screening camera shots
Independently teach patients how to use glucometer, home blood pressure monitoring equipment and train for other medical procedures such as FIT test
Assist with clinic preparedness including inventory/stock levels and retrieving test results for chart preparation.
In the first year, the Medical Assistant will:
Demonstrate proficiency in entire process for prepping a patient for their visit, including vital signs, Athena check-in, POC, EKG.
Be able to confidently assist and support the provider during the visit.
Demonstrate mastery of EHR and able to document and update patient charts.
Be proficient in daily clinic workflows/procedures.
Demonstrate proficiency in testing patients’ eyes with Retina Vue device.
As part of medical team, participate in quality improvement, flow improvements and adapt to change as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical
Prepare patients for examinations, including but not limited to, obtaining medical and social history, explaining medical procedures, collecting laboratory specimens, and taking electrocardiograms.
Assistthe providers during examinations.
Refer patients to RN when medical advice is needed.
These competencies are required for the role:
You have 3-5 years of Medical Assistant experience or have completed an accredited Medical Assistant program and have 1-3 years of Medical Assistant experience.
Experience working with adults with chronic health conditions
Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Portuguese
Excellent clinical skills
Proven ability to work compassionately in a fast-paced medical environment with a vulnerable patient population.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
US work authorization is required for this role.
These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:
Experience working in a free clinic setting with the uninsured.
Experience working with a culturally diverse population.
Additionally, our core competencies as an organization are:
Ownership and results
Communication
Problem solving
Equity and inclusion
Teamwork and conflict resolution
Leadership
Prioritization
Management
Strategy and planning
Decision making
We know not all applicants will demonstrate all the competencies we’re looking for, and that women and underrepresented groups tend to not apply unless they meet all the requirements. We encourage you to apply even if you do not check all the boxes above, and we look forward to reviewing your application holistically.
What you can expect, if you move forward in the recruitment process:
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