Medical Assistant Certified

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services.

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• •Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• •Surpassing client expectations
• •Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• •Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• •Advocating for social justice
• •Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• •Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant is a key member of the patient care team, working with the medical provider and other members of the care team to ensure the patient receives patient-centered primary care services. These services are provided in a timely, courteous and professional manner at all times. The MA is the initial point of contact for addressing the patients’ primary care needs. One of the primary responsibilities of the MA is to ensure that all identified patient-relevant clinical quality measures are being addressed with each patient as a matter of routine during the delivery of quality care and services. As the patient’s medical home, it is the care team’s responsibility, with the MA as the central and key member functioning as the hub of the team, to ensure that all clinical quality measures and patient health needs are addressed in the course of the provision of care. The MA will seek clinical guidance from the provider, who functions as the clinical champion, when needed and according to protocol.

The MA will work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with other members of the care team, such as the provider, Care Coordinators, On-Site Integration Specialists, Health Educators, Dieticians, and Behavioral Health Specialists. The goal of this interdisciplinary approach is to ensure improved health outcomes, smooth patient flow throughout the care process, and ultimately a good experience for the patient. The MA will also collaborate with members of the Care Management team to ensure that patients who are high risk receive any additional support they may need up to and including transition of care.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: tracking and documentation of all clinical measures and outcomes (Clinical Quality Measures, Meaningful Use, etc.); using established protocols and practice, MA will complete all provider referrals for each patient, administer injections and distribute oral medications under physicians’ order, assist the medical provider with charting office visits, ensuring communication and documentation for comprehensive patient care coordination, performing venipuncture, following protocol in rooming and exiting patients and other duties as assigned by the supervisor. The MA may have other duties assigned such as performing QI audits; participation in organizational committees, and providing shadowing opportunities for new staff; etc.

*Competency evaluations and responsibilities will be tested annually in conjunction with the performance evaluation.

Other duties may be assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• •The MA is the person who is responsible for ensuring that ALL patient clinical measures are being addressed and will do so by doing thorough EHR reviews, tracking and documenting all clinical measures/outcomes for patients in EHR. This includes seeing 18/21 patients per day with an assigned provider as well as reaching out to patients who have care gaps.
• •Will coordinate and process all patient referrals, for both internal and external services. In managing patient referrals, the MA will work closely with Referral Coordinators when/if any patient referrals are being handled by them as per established protocols and processes.
• •Must be team oriented and work collaboratively with all care team members to provide the best outcomes for the patients and the organization based on the Patient-Centered Medical Home model of care.
• •Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• •Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• •Must be able to assist providers in serving and average of 18/21 patients per day (based on provider type).
• •Is able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs and clinical measures such as those for infant, adolescent, adult or geriatric patients.
• •Is able to identify the patient’s clinical needs according to diagnosis and follow clinical guideline according to protocol.
• •Is responsible for the Pre-Huddle preparation and participation in the Care Team Huddle to ensure the collection of all relative clinic forms, quality measures, lab and x-ray reports and review of the Patient Manager and Medication confirmation process and any additional information necessary to be prepared for the patient’s visit.
• •Prepares the patient for their visit with the Care Team. The MA will be responsible for obtaining patient subjective information and vital signs.
• •Will ensure documentation of all relevant information, care provided and processes engaged in, in accordance with Sea Mar protocol.
• •Prepares exam and procedure rooms by stocking with the appropriate supplies and disinfecting as per established protocol.
• •Maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the organization. This will require the MA to administer IM, SubQ and intradermal injections. He/she will also administer oral, rectal, inhaled medication as ordered by the provider.
• •Ensures that medication administration is documented according to protoc ol.
• •Responsible for maintaining and reconciling medication and immunization data/list.
• •Maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the organization
• •Respects the cultural diversity of Sea Mar patients and staff.
• •Attends regular staff meetings and in service training .
• •Ensures medication storage, maintenance, dispensing and waste logs are maintained in accordance with Sea Mar policies and procedures. Any area of non-compliance should be reported immediately to the supervisor manager.
• •Ensures quality controls are performed and documented as required. Any area of non-compliance should be reported immediately to the supervisor / manager.
• •Assists providers with GYN exams, I & D’s, and other minor procedures.
• •Demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• •Reports any a bnormal vital signs to the provider immediately.
• •Utilizes aseptic (sterile) technique.
• •Assists with ordering of department supplies.
• •Assists Nursing/MA Supervisors with streamlin