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MEDICAL ASSISTANTApicha Community Health Center • Jackson Heights, North Carolina, United States
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MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Apicha Community Health Center
  • US
    Jackson Heights, North Carolina, United States
  • US
    Jackson Heights, North Carolina, United States
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Medical Assistant

Apicha Community Health Center aims to improve community health by providing access to comprehensive primary care, preventive health services, mental health, and supportive services. The center is dedicated to delivering high-quality, culturally competent services that enhance the quality of life. It also advocates for and offers a welcoming environment for underserved and vulnerable populations.

Position Summary:

Works as part of the Care Team; Responsible to ensure highest quality of patient care. Provides support to the Nursing staff and Medical Providers in addressing the health care needs of our patients.

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

Direct Patient Care

  • Greets patients and brings them to the exam rooms and preps them for the medical provider
  • Assists in the clinical care of patients including
  • Doing biopsies, paps, HRA
  • Phlebotomy, collection and processing of laboratory specimens
  • Vital sign collection, EKGs, Peak flow
  • Point of care testing: urine dipstick, fingerstick glucose, Rapid HIV

Collaboration

  • Gathers medical information and reports to provider
  • Interfaces with laboratories when necessary for patient care
  • Ensures that lab results are available at the time of the visit
  • Consults with medical providers at the beginning of each session/and or at a daily meeting to ensure optimum patient flow
  • Informs providers when there are medication renewals; executes provider's orders; Makes referrals for patients
  • Participates in interdisciplinary meetings to help determine policies affecting clinical care
  • Assists practitioners in the monitoring and maintaining of standards of care
  • Performs routine clinical administrative operations including follow-up on abnormal labs, referrals, calling patients, mailing letters, and faxing

QI/QA

  • Participates in Quality Improvement activities
  • Maintains clinical competence through participation in appropriate learning experiences

Compliance

  • Compliance with Infection Control policies and procedures
  • Facilitates related services for health center patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy

Maintenance of Clinic Equipment and Supplies

  • Operates and maintains autoclave
  • Monitors the expiration of medical and laboratory supplies
  • Monitors the temperature of vaccine and specimen refrigerators and freezers and takes appropriate actions during abnormal occurrences- e.g. abnormal temperature or electrical failure.
  • Maintains temperature logs.
  • Stocks examination rooms with supplies on a daily basis as needed

Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or GED required
  • Completion of accredited Medical Assistant Program
  • One (1) year full time work experience preferred
  • Possession of a current basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS CPR) certificate.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team.
  • Experience working with people living with HIV/AIDS preferred.
  • Ability to speak Spanish or Asian is strongly preferred.
  • Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in a multi-cultural setting required.
  • Knowledge of eClinicalWorks EMR is preferred

At Apicha, we believe that serving the needs of our staff is just as important as serving the needs of underserved people of New York City as such we are proud to offer our team members a competitive employee benefits package which include 12 Paid Holidays, vacation and sick leave, Health Insurance Coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Employee Assistant Program just to name a few.

  • Jackson Heights, North Carolina, United States

Sprachkenntnisse

  • English
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