MEDICAL ASSISTANT FULL-TIME

Description

VOTED a Top Workplace for 13 Years! - Hartford Courant, 2023

About InterCommunity, Inc.

InterCommunity, Inc. is proud to be an FQHC LA (Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike), providing same-day primary care services to every member of the community, regardless of life situation or ability to pay. Our services extend beyond primary care to include a wide array of behavioral health services as well as addiction and recovery services. InterCommunity Addiction Services provides comprehensive substance use treatment and recovery-supportive services at multiple sites throughout Hartford.

Our spectrum of care includes:

• Primary care
• Residential detoxification and substance use treatment
• Multiple levels of residential care
• Outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services (for adults and children)
• Intensive outpatient programs
• Employment and community support
• Mobile crisis evaluations
• Judicial support services
• Social rehabilitation

Our Community Health Care Centers are located at:

• 281 Main St., East Hartford
• 16 Coventry St., Hartford
• 828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor

Why Join Us?

At InterCommunity, we believe our benefits make a meaningful difference to you, your family, and your quality of life outside of work. We offer competitive benefits as part of our total compensation package, tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Our Amazing Benefits Include:

• Work-Life Balance: Flexibility, generous PTO, and 9 paid holidays + your Birthday
• Health & Dental Insurance: Flexible plans, including:
  • 2 HDHP options with HSA contributions (at a 5% cost premium)
  • Non-HDHP option with minimal employee cost
• Voluntary Vision Insurance
• Disability Coverage: Employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Basic Life & AD&D
• Supplemental Life Insurance: Available for additional coverage
• 401(k) Up to a 3% employer match and 3% employer give after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Eligibility Requirements:
All benefit-eligible employees (scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours per week) are eligible for medical, dental, voluntary vision, group life, STD, and LTD coverage. Benefits take effect on the first day of the month following the hire date.

Summary: Schedule Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday to Friday 8am-4:40pm. NO WEEKENDS. 

Accountable for providing a full range of administrative and medical support responsibilities in a community health setting.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Escort patients to exam room, perform vital signs, blood sugar testing, EKG’s, urinalysis, phlebotomy, spirometry etc as instructed by provider.
• Ensures lab results are reviewed and signed by provider and disseminated as needed.
• as directed by provider.
• Will participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of client’s treatment or health/mental health care plans.
• Maintains medical office instruments, equipment, and supplies and ensures cleanliness of equipment and environment.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Requirements

High school graduate with a minimum of 5 year of experience in a public health care setting or Medical Assistant training with two years of Public Health Care experience required.

• Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) Preferred.
• Phlebotomy experince preferred. 
• Communication
• Organization Skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Team oriented
• Must be knowledgeable in EHR, MS Word, Excel and Internet usage.
• Cultural competency
• Time Management
• Decision Making