Bilingual Medical Assistant
Clinica Family Health
- Lafayette, CO
- $20.50-25.50 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSAs/HSAs
- Accident/Hospital
- Retirement Plan
- + other Employee & Family Support Programs
Compensation: All individual pay rates are calculated based on the candidate's experience and internal equity. Clinica will also pay any fees associated with receiving your Medical Assistant certification.Certified Medical Assistant: $20.50 - $25.50 per hourUncertified/No Diploma Medical Assistant: Slightly below certified rangeOverview of Role:*Must be bilingual in Spanish and English.*
**No certification required.**Provide pro-active clinical support while assisting the clinician in meeting patient care follow-up, exam room set up and meeting organizational goals.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides patient services not requiring the need of a provider, according to established protocols.
- Assists providers with patient care in a professional manner:
- Assists providers with patient follow-up.
- Schedules/Reschedules follow up patient appointments.
- Documents patient vital signs, medications, interventions (tobacco use, screen for drug use, LMP, immunizations, etc.) and allergies during each visit in medical record.
- Anticipates provider needs, in house/outside labs, and prep patient according to the visit type.
- Provides follow up and patient education services to patients.
- Completes tasks related to patient visit as necessary such as documentation required for the Cancer Screening Program, scheduling, imaging studies, and other tasks as needed.
- Assures stocking and exam room set up is completed prior to each visit and cleaned up after each visit. Washes instruments and cleans room after last session.
- Opening and closing lab, including autoclaving and packaging of instrument.
- Assists with orientation and training of new medical assistants.
- Prepares appropriate set up for procedures according to established protocol and may assist as requested by the provider.
- Inventory instruments on a regular basis.
- Assists other teams when needed to assure appropriate MA coverage.
- Request support from professional staff when required.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
- Knowledgeable regarding immunizations as recommended by the CDC as well as administration techniques for pediatric through adult patients.
- Completes and passes an annual competency assessment including age-specific criteria.
- One year experience in a medical facility preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English required.
- Sensitivity to low income, ethnic minority community a must.
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrityMotivation : Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization