Certified Medical Assistant/Medical Assistant- OBOT

Essential Duties and Major responsibilities:

• Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs (including: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and other procedures as needed)


• Assists in preparing patients for routine diagnostic procedures (i.e. urine specimens) and performing selected POC screening tests


• Work is of medium demand, walking and standing.


• Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients


• Organization and coordination of Suboxone and Vivitrol schedules, distribution of patients across sites and provider time blocks.


• Management of provider registry for patients receiving MAT


• Provide support during screening, intake, induction, stabilization and maintenance phases of patient treatment


• Tracking, follow-up and reporting of diagnostic services, diagnostic test results, referrals for diagnostic tests, tracking of results and closing the loop for all test results


• Communication with providers, patients and the patient’s families when appropriate


• Assists with maintaining the treatment database with health information for those patients enrolled in the program and pertinent to any associated grants


• Required to attend mandatory program meetings and trainings


• Works independently on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects as needed


• Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission


• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards


• Performs other job related duties as required or assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required, Associate Degree in Medical Office Assistant or equivalent preferred


• Previous experience preferred


• Work experience similar to a medical office environment


• Computer skills for accurate data entry


• Knowledge of basic medical terminology


• AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent


• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills


• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English


• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced medical office environment