Medical Assistant, Market Float, Bilingual

Medical Assistant - Market Float, Bilingual

ArchWell Health is a new, innovative healthcare provider devoted to improving the lives of our senior members. We deliver best-in-class care at comfortable, accessible neighborhood clinics where seniors can feel at home and become part of a vibrant, wellness-focused community. Our members experience greater continuity of care, as well as the comfort of knowing they will be treated with respect by people who genuinely care about them, their families, and their communities.

Job Summary

Core to the ArchWell Health approach is to have a robust clinical care team focused on the needs of our members. Care teams are responsible for delivering excellent and compassionate primary care and coordinating the care of our members with the broader healthcare delivery system. The Medical Assistant (MA)-Market Float is a critical role to support the Market's PCPs day-to-day and ensure efficiency in the care provided to patients. MAs will work closely and collaboratively with the market care teams to greet and room ArchWell Health members. S / he will be expected to assist in assessing patient's health conditions, including performing routine diagnostic testing during appointments. The MA Market Float may be asked to report to regional centers with short notice.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Conduct intake with patients, measuring and recording vital signs, patient interview, and medical history; perform examinations and routine screenings, ensuring patients are informed and all questions and concerns are addressed for each procedure.
• Critically listen and engage with patients throughout appointment, ensuring needs and / or changing in patient conditions are reported to PCP, specialists, and / or other clinical personnel
• Perform all tasks with a hyper focus on patient experience, including processing of patient phone messages, including returning calls; routing calls to other team members as appropriate; calling patients to obtain and relay pertinent information for the physician.
• Change dressings, apply bandages, remove sutures and other first aid procedures; use CPR skills when necessary, all under physician supervision
• Ensure compliance with OSHA safety standards and conduct accurate, legal, and ethical documentation at all times.
• Provide health coaching to a defined group of patients to support healthy lifestyle choices; follows up with coached patients via weekly calls.
• Candidate should have the ability to report to other regional centers with short notice. Organization will normally have schedule posted 1 week in advance, but there will be occasional needs to float candidate to other center with last minute call outs. Any travel mileage in addition to travel to home center will be reimbursed at the standard rate.

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ArchWell Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.