Asian Health Services
Bilingual Medical Assistant (On-Call)
Oakland, CA · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 572 days ago
EHR/EMRPatient CareLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.
- Provides the highest quality of Medical Assistant care according to clinic policies and culturally competent care consistent with the agency's Guide to Service Excellence and Corporate Compliance Plan
- Safeguards patients' privacy rights and cooperates in the resolution of patient complaints.
Responsibilities
- Participates in team huddles with providers before the start of clinic day to prepare for patient visits and manage standing orders.
- Performs basic in-clinic lab tests and obtains/processes specimens for lab send-out; performs tests such as electrocardiogram, spirometry, audiometry, and Snellen test.
Requirements
- Performs interpretation duties, and makes simple referrals as required/assigned.
Skills
- Attend all staff and component meetings, providing input as necessary; may participate in AHS subcommittees.
- Identifies problems in the work area and works with others to seek solutions.
- Demonstrates good communication skills with patients.
- Appropriately carries out AHS organizational goals.
- Participates in orientation and training for volunteers and new staff.
Benefits
- Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 50,000 patients.
- Our approach to well-being focuses on "whole patient health" for all.
- We go beyond our clinic walls and invest in our community's overall health.
- We know that income, housing, and environmental struggles lie at the heart of poor health.
- Participates in a year-long intensive training program to learn the core competencies required of a Health Coach II as described below (Duties and Responsibilities of a Health Coach II).
- During the training process, incumbents are required to perform all the Health Coach II duties under close supervision and are expected to meet the goal of working independently by the end of the training period.
- Interviews patient to obtain and record medical history using SOAP format in preparation for medical visits
- Obtains basic health information and relevant documents and records.
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