Bilingual Medical Assistant III - West End Health Center - 1760 *BILINGUAL PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO HOURLY RATE

This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days

 

Coalition Mission

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families, children, and individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness throughout Colorado. 

The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service

We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and healthcare are available to everyone.

We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

1. Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities, and fostering their hope that a better life is possible;
2. Building strong, caring, and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care, and supportive services;
3. Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion, and diversity and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve;
4. Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation, and professional development;
5. Using resources judiciously and effectively.

 

The Medical Assistant III (MA III) works within a multi-disciplinary health care team performing medical and mental health support.  The Medical Assistant III’s work within the care team to provide patient care and perform administrative and laboratory duties in support of clinic and providers.

Essential Job Functions

 

1. Provides for the safe delivery of patient care, in routine and emergency situations, within the scope of education and training.
2. Communicate significant clinic information to other healthcare professionals, as necessary.
3. Collaborate with other members of the multi-disciplinary health care teams including but not limited to medical assistants, primary care medical providers, behavioral health providers, psychiatric providers, peer specialists, dental assistants and hygienists, pharmacists, patient navigators, case managers, client access representatives, inventory and lab coordinators, and nurse educator.
4. Ability to perform check-ins for all patients and work closely with the multi-disciplinary healthcare team to achieve efficient patient flow and effective use of clinic resources.
5. Obtain specimens and performs laboratory tests including urinalysis, urine HCG, hematocrits, glucose, etc.
6. Perform venipuncture and prepares blood and other specimens accurately for transport to the central lab, processes labs as needed after-hours or at satellite site.  Pulse oximetry, peak flow analysis, EKG, audioscope and other screening tests.
7. Administer immunizations per clinic protocol including into the CIIS (Colorado Immunization Information System) database.
8. Assist providers and nurses with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care including chaperoning paps, preparing procedure trays, and other support as needed.
9. Contact clients in need of follow-up for missed appointments or other chronic, complex care management outreach needs as requested.
10. Answer the patient assistance line live incoming calls & returns voicemails; handles all questions within MA-scope; transfers calls appropriately to other disciplines PRN.
11. Schedule appointments, X-rays, special studies, etc. upon request.
12. Perform health record maintenance, including archiving, destruction, scanning and indexing of health information into health records according to established policies and protocols.
13. Assist with other administrative and health operation tasks as needed, including copying, faxing, word processing, and data entry. Maintains clinic files that meet legal, auditing and grantor requirements as needed.
14. Ability to work evenings or weekend shifts as needed.
15. Perform other duties as assigned.
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Education and Work Experience

1. High school diploma or equivalent required.
2. Successful completion of a Medical Assistant program or prior training or experience as an Emergency Medical Technician or Certified Nursing Assistant.
3. Certification in basic life support (CPR).
4. Bi-lingual English/Spanish REQUIRED.

Coalition Benefits:

We offer a full suite of benefits for our eligible employees and their dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.

• Health Insurance - HMO or PPO 
• Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
• Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

 

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others. CCH is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by law.