Medical Assistant - Full Time

About the role

Christ Health Center has an opening for an experienced Medical Assistant who wants to be a part of providing high-quality care needs for the underserved in Birmingham, Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients to obtain and record medical history, vital statistics and information such as test results in electronic medical records
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the provider
• Explain treatment procedures, medications and providers’ instructions to patients
• Prepare and stock treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and disposal of contaminated supplies
• Prepare and administer medications/immunizations
• preventative health teaching
• patient/family’s perceptions of illness/problems and adaptation to care
• all phone calls
• Identifies unsafe patient environment and intervenes responsibly
• Performs general office duties to include back up to answering telephones, and scheduling appointments
• Assists with recognizing the needs and concerns of people within their cultural framework, and maintains constructive relationships in dealing with them
• Understands CHC’s relationship with the community and maintains a positive image and relationships
• Aids in initiating, implementing, and documenting patient and family teaching and documenting their response to teaching
• Maintains open communication with the Registered Nurses, Clinical Director, Mid-level providers, Physicians and other staff, reporting patient progress, abnormal diagnostic/assessment data, and notable health changes
• Interprets CHC’s services and policies to patients and families
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs
• Relieves and substitutes for other staff in other clinical areas as needed for clinic operations and/or other clerical staff as needed
• Assists with the coordination of patient flow for efficiency of providers giving care as deemed necessary by the nurse manager

Requirements

• Experience caring for pediatric patients is much desired
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Requires effective interpersonal skills in a multi-cultural setting (Bi-Lingual in Spanish is preferred)
• Requires analytical skills, attention to detail, effective organization skills, ability to work in a fast paced environment and ability to prioritize work
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Qualifications, Education, Experience

• High School Diploma
• Sometime College preferred
• OB Experience Preferred
• Bi-lingual Preferred

Physical/Mental Demands

• Work requires the ability to lift or carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Long periods of standing as well as ability to stoop and bend, to reach, and grab with arms and hands
• OSHA personal exposure risk category I and II

Benefits

• 401K & 401K Matching
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• $25,000 Basic Life Insurance-After 90 Day Probationary Period
• During The Term of Employment with CHC
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program