About the job Certified Clinical Assistant
Join our team as a Clinical Assistant and help build healthy families and strong communities. As part of our care team, you'll reduce health disparities by connecting patients with essential services. Working in our non-profit FQHC is both exciting and rewarding, offering a chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others. If you're passionate about healthcare equity and making a difference, apply now!
Working with us isn't just a job it's an opportunity to be part of something truly impactful!
We are looking for Clinical Assistants in the following locations:
- Georgetown
- Round Rock
- Pflugerville
Job Description:
The Clinical Assistant plays a dual role for front and back office clinical functions, spending about 50% of their time in each role. They perform a variety of duties that are clerical in nature, as well as assist in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of licensed medical and/or licensed nursing team members.
What you will do:
- Deliver front-line customer service to patients, offering initial patient customer service, including greeting, scheduling appointments, data entry into NextGen, and file creation.
- Handles patient check-in/out and explains payment options like sliding scale fees, Medicare, Medicaid, and financial aid.
- Gather and record patient payments, prepare deposits, and adhere to cash handling protocols.
- Conduct patient intakes, income screenings, and verify/authorize insurance.
- Offers conflict resolution and addresses patient concerns with care and positivity.
- Create and maintain confidential patient files and records.
- Uphold clinical competencies and ensure compliance with quality metrics set by the Quality Council.
Clinical Duties:
- Obtain, evaluate, and record patient history
- Obtain and measure vital signs and record information on patients' charts
- Prepare and maintain examination/treatment rooms, including cleaning and sterilizing instruments, and inventory of medical supplies and materials.
- Assisting the examination of patients under the direction of licensed medical and/or licensed nursing staff.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients under the direction of licensed medical and/or licensed nursing staff.
- May be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Prepare and administer medications as ordered by licensed medical and/or licensed nursing staff.
- Perform routine diagnostic and laboratory tests.
- Ability to follow standing orders and provide treatments according to established protocols.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bilingual in spanish huge plus
- Six months prior experience in a professional administrative or related capacity is required, with prior medical office or healthcare setting experience preferred.
- Current Basic Life Support certification for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association is required.
- Medical Assistant Certificate from one of the following organizations preferred.
1. CMA - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
2. RMA - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
3. CCMA- National Health Career Association (NHA)
4. NRCMA through National Association of Health Professionals (NAHP)
5. NCMA- National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
What you can expect:
- Team support, career training and growth
- Diversity, equity and inclusive work environment
- Work-life balance
- meaningful work environment
- Holiday, sick pay, personal leave, vacation, other forms of leave
- exceptional benefits
- vendor discounts
- training and development