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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · 18 hours ago

Overnight Medical Assistant OVERNIGHT & WEEKEND PAY DIFFERENTIAL

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$20.64/hr - $24.28/hr

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is dedicated to preventing homelessness and providing solutions for at-risk individuals and families. They are seeking a Medical Assistant to work within a multi-disciplinary health care team, providing medical and mental health support while performing administrative and laboratory duties.

Health CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provides for the safe delivery of patient care, in routine and emergency situations, within the scope of education and training, such as taking vital signs, and performing patient assessments

Collaborates 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

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

Obtains specimens and performs laboratory tests including urinalysis, urine HCG, hematocrits, glucoses, etc

Performs venipuncture and prepares blood and other specimens accurately for transport to the central lab, and processes labs as needed after-hours or at satellite site

Performs pulse oximetry, peak flow analysis, EKG, audioscope and other screening tests

Administers immunizations per clinic protocol including into the CIIS (Colorado Immunization Information System) database

Contacts clients in need of follow-up for missed appointments or other chronic, complex care management outreach as requested

Answers the patient assistance line live incoming calls & returns voicemails; handles all questions within MA-scope; transfers calls appropriately to other disciplines PRN

Assists 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

Assists 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

Ability to work evenings or weekend shifts as needed

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Medical Assistant certificationBasic Life Support (CPR)VenipunctureBilingual English/SpanishPatient careLaboratory testsAdministrative tasks

Required

High school diploma or equivalent

Certification in basic life support (CPR)

Valid driver's license required

Preferred

Successful completion of a Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, or Certified Nursing Assistant program

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Benefits

Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents.

Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.

Vision insurance.

Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.

Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.

Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.

Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.

Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.

Company

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

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 and individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness throughout Colorado.

Founded in 1984