Medical Assistant Certified (On-call)

About the role

Pioneer Human Services is looking for a Medical Assistant Certified (on-call) to help improve the daily lives of community members. This role supports the Behavioral Health Division by performing administrative and supervisory tasks to support quality and cost-effective medical services to behavioral health clients. The Medical Assistant provides quality health care services to all residents including assessing somatic conditions, delivering medications according to procedure, and creating a favorable group climate for the effective treatment of each resident in treatment.

What you'll do

• Interprets and explains program policy to each client as needed
• Integrates knowledge by thinking through and planning the most professional, therapeutic reaction or intervention in any given client care situation
• Aids in the client's educational process—academic and social, including conducting health education classes and teaching individual clients health related issues such as self-administration of medications, administering IM injections, performing phlebotomy procedures, prevention of infectious diseases, nutrition, nicotine
• Assists clients in meeting health and safety needs in accordance with each individual's stage of recovery and program policies including: assessing and reporting client concerns regarding physical and psychological needs; administering medications to clients within scope of practice in accordance with RCW 18.360.050; assisting with setting up Clinic and Tele-health clinic of clients
• Attends and participates in department staff meetings as directed
• Meets with other program staff, consultants, volunteers, and attends other meetings as directed
• Licensed staff available for on-call nursing consults and injections
• Provides written documentation of observations as input to the resident's Individual Service Plan and review process
• Provides pertinent verbal and written shift reports, and communication with interdisciplinary team members
• Documents observations of behaviors, physical signs and symptoms and psychological needs, medication delivery, ongoing health assessment needs and treatment progress and pertinent health and safety issues according to program policy
• Participates in other areas of treatment plan implementation as directed
• Stocks supplies, maintains, inventories and assist with ordering of supplies
• Follows physician orders in accordance with program policy
• Receives and transcribes written physician's orders
• Administers medications to clients within scope of practice in accordance with RCW 18.360.050
• Assists Physicians with clinical duties
• Performs and monitors resident vital signs
• Performs resident urine drug screens
• Performs intramuscularly, subcutaneous injections within scope of practice
• Performs TB testing
• Performs aseptic wound care
• Performs blood draws
• Performs ear lavage
• Assists with nursing treatment/care planning
• Requests nursing consults
• Provides a safe and healthy environment which includes maintaining, cleaning, and disposal of equipment and supplies according to policy and procedures
• Maintains storage of medications, places orders and returns residents medication according to pharmacy services policies
• Promotes and models teamwork and collaboration with co-workers

What you'll bring

• GED or High School Diploma
• Washington State Medical Assistant Certification – MA-C
• 6 months working in a residential setting as a medical assistant

Preferably you'll bring

• Behavioral Health or rehabilitation experience desired

Pay

New hires for this position typically start between $19.86 and $24.82 hourly, depending on factors such as work location, experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, internal equity, and market conditions. While the full pay range is provided to support pay transparency, individual compensation will vary within the range based on these factors.

Benefits

• Retirement plan: Pioneer contributes 3.5% of an employee's annual compensation into retirement plans. An additional 3.5% match is offered to those who contribute 6% on their own
• Employee recognition programs: gift cards, additional time off, weekend getaways and more
• Public transportation discount
• Employee assistance program (EAP)