MA Occupational Medicine Float

Medical Assistant Float

At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

The Occupational Medicine clinics are hiring for an outgoing and compassionate Medical Assistant as a float to our Boise, Nampa, and Caldwell clinics!

Saint Alphonsus Occupational Medicine works closely with employers to minimize costs of work-related injuries and illnesses. This MA position will work as a float in Occupational Medicine, working primarily between the Boise clinic (located on West Emerald), the Nampa clinic (located at the Garrity clinic near the Nampa Medical Center), and the new Caldwell clinic (located on Aviation Way). These clinics see both scheduled and walk-in patients making each day different regarding patient volumes and patient complexity.

Often times patients are visiting the clinic due to being injured on the job, which can be a very critical and sensitive time for these individuals.

You will work as an MA float 2-3 days per week in Occupational Medicine, working primarily between the Boise clinic (located on West Emerald), the Nampa clinic (located at the Garrity clinic near the Nampa Medical Center), and the new Caldwell clinic (located on Aviation Way). You will also work in the front office 2 days per week in a patient service rep role, checking in patients, verifying insurance, etc.

In the back office in the MA role you will assist patients with navigating the workers compensation system, perform drug screen collection, breath/alcohol testing, pulmonary function testing, TB testing, vaccinations, spirometry, EKGs, and audiograms. Process paperwork and work through the workers compensation process, including initiating, processing, and communicating with sureties and specialists pertaining to referrals. You will also work and be crossed trained in front office duties by our patient services reps.

You will also have the opportunity to become certified in drug testing collection, breath/alcohol testing, and pulmonary function testing. An ideal candidate will be bilingual in Spanish or have a medical interpreter certification. You will have experience with providing a high level of customer/patient service as well as a high level of compassion and have an understanding of workers compensation as it pertains to occupational medicine.

You will be open and honest and enjoy providing feedback and solutions to resolve problems. You will enjoy learning and have strong time management and prioritizing skills.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work with a wonderful team, be able to challenge yourself each day, and learn a unique system then this is the position for you!

Work Schedule:

40 hours per week, Mondays - Fridays, around the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. Once fully trained, a 4-day 9 or 10 hour shift work week may be an option depending on staffing and patient volumes and is discussed in advance. The position will ideally work 1 day in Boise, 2 days in Nampa, and 2 days in Caldwell. On Thursdays and Fridays, you will work in the front office role primarily in Caldwell, but could work at other clinic locations as well.

You may occasionally float to other Occupational Medicine clinics in the valley based on service line needs.

Locations:
Boise Clinic - 6051 W. Emerald Street, Boise,  Nampa Clinic - 1150 N. Sister Catherine Way, Nampa,  Caldwell Clinic - 712 Aviation Way, Caldwell,

Minimum Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent required  certification required within 90 days of hire from one of the following Saint Alphonsus approved agencies:
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