Certified Medical Assistant

Description

Work at Evergreen Treatment Services and make a difference in our community! 

• ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. Learn more about our mission and values.
• Change begins within. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization.  Find out how we are working to achieve racial equity, health equity, and community justice.
• Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members. Check out the compelling stories told by our patients, clients, and staff members that provide more information and a clear picture regarding our organization’s essential work. 

 This dynamic position plays an important role in helping ETS accomplish our mission! 

Job Summary  

• The Medical Assistant is responsible for performing a variety of clinical and administrative procedures to assist with patient care in one or more agency programs. The duties must follow the RCW 18.360.050. 
• The position is part-time onsite, the location is at ETS' Olympia Clinic. 
• The pay range for this position is $26.00 per hour - $28.00 per hour. ETS strives to achieve pay equity and transparency as part of our goal to create an equitable workplace.
• The hours are Monday through Friday, 5:30 AM - 2 PM.
• Watch this brief video that provides information about this role and working at ETS.
• Job Functions may occur in the Mobile Dispensary, Medical Van, or Clinic Site
   

What you contribute to this role – Responsibilities:

• Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness. 
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.

Medical Provider Team Duties:

• Communicate with Medical  Providers regarding labs, reports, or communication from outside agencies.
• Obtain patient history, measure  vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, observe and report patients' signs or symptoms and document all information in  patient’s chart. Give report to Medical Provider before Medical Intake.
• Telehealth equipment chaperone during exam with remotely located Medical Provider.
• State Prescription Drug  Monitoring Program checks
• Perform electrocardiograms
• Perform phlebotomy and send samples to commercial lab. Some of our patients have difficult venous  access and prior phlebotomy experience is preferred. 
• Administer vaccinations.
• Perform Point-of-care   fingerstick testing for HIV and hepatitis C
• Manage and update a patient registry for Hepatitis C testing and treatment.
• Give instructions to patients  as instructed by Medical Provider.
•  Collaborate with front desk, counseling, nursing, and  other departments to assist with communication between departments and  Medical Providers.

Administrative Duties:

• Greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, 
• Answering telephones, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments
• Arranging for laboratory services
• Assisting patients with forms
• Monitoring and ordering supplies.

 Clinical Duties:

• Taking medical histories and assisting with collecting information for intakes, 
• Performing oral fluid or urine testing, 
• Performing phlebotomy, performing point-of-care fingerstick testing for blood-borne pathogens, 
• Administering vaccinations, recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination
• Registering medications, 
• Assisting the medical provider during the examination
• Assisting patients with referrals to outside providers. 
  

The MA will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing medical treatment to a p