School Based Medical Assistant

School Based Medical Assistant

Career Opportunity: School Based Medical Assistant

Reports to: SBH Operations Manager

Organization: The Health Care Connection (THCC)

Location: Cincinnati, OH - North College Hill & Princeton Schools

About The Health Care Connection: Founded in 1967, The Health Care Connection was Ohio’s first Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our mission is to provide quality, culturally sensitive and accessible primary healthcare services. THCC is proudly recognized as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), the highest level of recognition attainable for quality care. We boast two primary care locations and six school-based health centers providing value‑based care for over 20,000 patients.

Services include Primary Care, Infectious Disease, Substance Use, Integrated Behavioral Health, Dental Services, Women’s Health, and Pharmacy.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance and Rewards Program
• Dental, Vision Insurance
• Free Life & Short‑Term Disability Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Comprehensive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 Paid Holidays

Position Summary: Are you a Medical Assistant looking to make a difference in your community and be part of a great team? Ready for a regular schedule with evenings and weekends mostly free? The Health Care Connection has your next role! We are seeking a School‑Based Medical Assistant to join our mission‑driven team. In this role, you will support providers and nurses in delivering high‑quality care to children and adolescents in a school‑based health center.

Responsibilities include preparing patients for exams, taking vital signs, assisting with procedures, administering vaccines, maintaining accurate medical records, and helping ensure smooth clinic operations. This position offers the unique opportunity to impact student health and well‑being while enjoying a consistent work schedule that allows for work‑life balance. If you are compassionate, detail‑oriented, and passionate about serving your community, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting providers with direct patient care including interviewing the patient and documenting vitals and medical concerns and conditions
• Conducting requested screening/tests
• Drawing blood and administering shots to patients
• Responding to telephone inquiries
• Maintaining equipment and supplies in exam rooms and office
• Completing encounter forms and coding as necessary
• Conducting referrals for patients
• Performing other duties necessary to provide excellent patient care to the patients and to support our providers

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a certified Medical Assistant program
• Active CPR certification
• Prefer at least one year of experience in community health nursing setting or private physician practice
• Preferred experience working with electronic health records, or proven computer skills a must
• Excellent communication and customer service
• Attention to detail
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information and relate to persons from diverse educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds
• Experience working with persons of diverse educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds is a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity/Drug‑Free Workplace: The Health Care Connection is focused on creating a community that promotes dignity and respect for employees, patients and other community members. THCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug‑Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, military status or other characteristics protected by law and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

THCC will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check and a drug screen.