Medical Assistant-Certified Float ($5,000 in bonuses your first year!)

Working Here | Experience Serving Your Community – CHAS Health offers a fulfilling career path while serving the community. All careers at CHAS Health allow you to make an impact on patients’ lives and the greater community. By joining any clinic or location, you become part of a larger picture that provides trustworthy, patient‑centered, and attentive care to everyone who walks through our doors.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $23.75 – $33.86 per hour.

Benefits

• Annual milestone bonus: $500 for each year worked, up to $5,000.
• Robust health coverage (medical, dental, vision, long‑term care, life insurance) offered by the employer.
• 401(k) with up to 6% employer match.
• More than six weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually for full‑time employees.
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment.
• Up to $7,500 annually for childcare reimbursement.
• CME and license fee reimbursement.
• Additional benefits dependent upon employee eligibility and criteria.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, escort them to exam rooms, and inform them of any time delays.
• Prepare patients for the provider and anticipate provider needs to maintain efficient patient flow.
• Perform phlebotomy and laboratory procedures as directed.
• Administer and document injections and immunizations.
• Ensure exam rooms are clean, stocked, and ready for patients.
• Clean, prepare, and sterilize instruments.
• Assist the provider with procedures, exams, and patient education.
• Obtain prescription refills under the provider’s direction and authorization.
• Manage appropriate patient referrals and required documentation.
• Observe and follow safety protocols, including sharps handling, PPE use, and blood‑borne pathogen precautions.
• Answer telephones, schedule patients, and support care team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned, supporting the CHAS Health mission and core values.

Qualifications

• Completion of medical assistant training through an apprenticeship program registered and approved by the WA Department of Labor & Industries, or a college program accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP.
• Certification through AAMA, NHA, or NCCT required within 120 days of hire.
• Washington locations also require a Medical Assistant – Certified credential issued by the Washington State Department of Health.
• Previous experience in a community health clinic preferred.
• Experience with EHR preferred.

Skills

• Excellent customer service, oral and written communication skills.
• Compassion for patients.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Multi‑tasking in a fast‑paced setting with the ability to anticipate future needs.
• Basic computer skills.
• Medical terminology and accurate spelling.
• BLS (CPR/AED) certification.
• Commitment to a safe and respectful environment.

Physical Demands

Medical Assistants are required to stand, sit, and be mobile one‑third to two‑thirds of the time. They use their hands to finger, handle, or feel over two‑thirds of the time, and reach with hands and arms. Climbing or balancing occurs less than one‑third of the time; stooping, kneeling, or crouching occurs between one‑third and two‑thirds of the day. Communicating by talking/hearing occurs over two‑thirds of the day. Lifting or exerting force is about 50% of the time for up to 10 lb and less than one‑third of the time for up to 25 lb; rarely is there a need to lift more than 26 lb.

Core Values

• Social Responsibility
• Patient‑Centered
• Entrepreneurship
• Respect for Human Dignity
• Commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement
• Fun