Job Title: Certified Medical Assistant
Full time: Day Shift
Intro and job overview: Join our KBBH team and find meaningful work, inspiring colleagues, career growth, great compensation, and excellent benefits.
Located in beautiful Southern Oregon.
Join an outstanding multi-disciplinary team including an on-staff psychiatric team and licensed clinical staff. Klamath Basin Behavioral Health is an accredited NHSC facility.
The NHSC Loan Repayment Program is open to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers who are employed by accredited sites.
BRS Social Service Staff Benefits and Pay range:
- Salary: $38, 232.00 – $43,964.00
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 403 (b) & Matching
- Paid Vacation & Wellness Days
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
Responsibilities and Qualifications: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
- Prepare and maintains client room to include stocking and cleaning.
- Be able to obtain vital signs: Blood pressure, Height, Weight, Waist Circumference, Pulse and Respirations accurately.
- Able to perform injections Deltoid, Gluteal, intradermal and subcutaneous correctly.
- Records client information in appropriate medical records
- Assists licensed staff with lab results tracking and follow-up.
- Maintains client confidentiality in all encounters.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Psychiatry Department Office Manager
- Providers support to Psychiatric Providers including labs, entering medications, telephone contact with clients, medical offices and community partners, refilling prescriptions per LMP request, contacting insurance companies, and other support duties, as needed and requested by LMP and/or Psychiatry Department Office Manager.
- Documents accurately, client concerns and symptoms
- Provides education to client/family or guardians and documents actions.
- Maintains medication samples and works with pharmaceutical representatives to provide appropriate stock of sample medication.
- interacts with clients, family members, clinical staff and administrative staff as a liaison for Psychiatric Providers to provide information and address basic requests/needs on behalf of the providers. Documents as appropriate.
- Requests and communicates needed information from other agencies, physicians, family members, community partners that enhances care for KBBH clients. Documents this in clinical record.
- Completes all documentation in client’s records in a timely manner in accordance with KBBH policies and applicable statues and rules.
- Documents appropriate services, such as screenings, medication education, case management in KBBH electronic health record.
- Ability to establish rapport and deal tactfully with persons from varied racial, ethnic, cultural and/or economic backgrounds.
- Ability to remain calm and professional in stressful and emergency situations.
Education:Must meet requirements to qualify:
- High School diploma or higher education required.
- Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
- Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) through the American Medical Technologists (AMT).
- Current CPR certification required.
Competencies: To perform the job successfully and to meet the standards of professionalism, this individual should demonstrate the following “competencies”
- Continuous Learning - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
- Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.
- Use of Technology - Demonstrates required skills; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of ADP Workforce Now; word processing software, excel and Credible Database software.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Reasoning- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional client situations; responds promptly to client’s needs; solicits client feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments; treat all clients with respect and dignity.
- Communications- Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
- Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
- Ethics- Treats all clients, co-workers, and community partners with respect; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values, and license or certification board ethical guidelines and requirements.
- Adaptability- Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
- Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Other Considerations: Klamath Basin Behavioral Health celebrates diversity and is committed to creating inclusive and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Our employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and agency need.
- COVID-19 Vaccination or medical or religious exemption
Compensation details: 16.6-20.75 Yearly Salary
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