Job Information
Peak Vista Full Time - CCA Medical Assistant in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Full Time - CCA Medical Assistant
Summary
Title:Full Time - CCA Medical Assistant
ID:0524-5859
Department Location:Health Center at Academy, Suite 3500, 3207 N. Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80917
Category:Nursing / Allied Health / Clinical Support
Description
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services including medical, dental, and behavioral health through our 22 outpatient health centers. We deliver care with our strong "Hospitality" culture. Our organization has over 800 employees and serves more than 81,500 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Our service area covers 14 counties, from the front range to the Kansas border, with locations throughout Colorado Springs, Fountain, Flagler, Divide, Limon, and Strasburg. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).
Compensation (Pay): $21.43 to $31.07/hourly, based on experience.
A $1000 sign on bonus will be paid in the following manner: $300 payout upon 30 days of employment, $300 payout upon 90 days of employment, and $400 payout upon one year of employment*.
*Current employees are not eligible for the sign on bonus.
Loyalty Bonus - $1200 upon 1 year of service and then a $300 payout for every additional 3 months worked. This applies to only FT employees. The amount will be prorated for PT employees.
Summary of Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD
403(b) Retirement with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Perks Rewards
Employee Assistance Program
https://www.peakvista.org/resources/benefits-summary
Job Summary: The Collaborative Clinic at Academy is an integrated health clinic that focuses on the treatment and care for patients with HIV/Aids by focusing on primary medical and specialty needs. The CCA Medical Assistant functions as a liaison between the patient and members of the Care Team in a joint effort to optimize the patients’ health status and quality of life. The Medical Assistant will perform routine and emergent functions pertinent to efficient, ambulatory patient care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides patients with appropriate services and ensures coordination of these services through the nursing process, to include assessment, planning, facilitation, complex focused care coordination, evaluation, advocacy, and comprehensive care plan development to meet a patient’s complex needs.
Functions within interdisciplinary team to support team-based care including external partners from Southern Colorado Health Network (SCHN), Infectious Disease Specialists (IDS), and Colorado Department of Public Health and environment (CDPHE).
Supports the patient care providers in the performance of routine and acute clinical functions pertinent to efficient, ambulatory patient care. This would include all paperwork necessary for the appointment including and not limited to labs, reports from other agencies, scheduling appointments for medical needs, performing the necessary intake functions for arriving patients, assisting in questions, direction of telephone calls and other patient service duties.
Works with the CCA RN Coordinator to assure the schedules are reviewed and patients’ charts are prepared for the visit.
Identifies and links patients to available resources, social support systems, family support, and access to quality and cost-effective care.
Assesses high risk and rising risk patients consistent with the current Policies & Procedures for Care Management.
Provides education as needed to the patients, families, and caregivers to include disease processes, medication regimen, and navigation of barriers to care.
Encourages engagement and self-management of patients with regards to their own health.
Provides outreach to individuals as well as the community and in-reach to patients who are presently inactive in their healthcare.
Demonstrates an ability to utilize technology to include, but not be limited to, the Electronic Health Records, state registries, Health Information Exchange.
Maintains documentation of all interactions accurately and completely, implementing appropriate protocols for patients’ charts and billing practices.
Assists providers with inbox tasks to and completing pertinent paperwork for patients outside needs.
Understands the immunization schedule and is able support clinic staff and patients.
Promotes and demonstrates the mission, vision, and Core Values of Peak Vista.
Develops and maintains good working relationships with all departments, the management team, medical staff, and leadership.
Embraces cultural diversity amongst ourselves and our community.
Responsible for the human, financial, and material resources as well as data and information entrusted to us.
Strives to deliver the best outcomes and highest quality service.
Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to the Compliance Plan and conflict of interest requirements.
Enhances the effectiveness; efficiency and productivity of the department by contributing to, and participating in, departmental performance improvement goals.
Other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised: None
Qualifications: T o perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Spanish bilingual preferred.
Education/Experience:
Education: Registered/Certified Medical Assistant & Current CPR (BLS) Certification.
Work Experience: Relevant healthcare experience preferred. Experience with HIV/Aids patient population desired.
Computer Skills: Basic – ability to access the intra/internet to manage timecard, review policies and procedures, and read company communications; use e-mail to communicate with co- workers, leadership, and other departments; enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions; create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
OSHA risk level/work environmental hazards: This position has been categorized as OSHA Level One (1). See Exposure Control Plan for details.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com