OTP Medical Assistant

Overview

Medical Assistant

Cedar Recovery Opioid Treatment Program is an outpatient treatment facility that employs an array of evidenced-based treatment modalities to provide an integrated model of care of medical, counseling, and therapeutic interventions to treat every patient’s individual needs and promote long-term sustainable recovery from substance use disorder. While Cedar Recovery provides care for all substance use disorders, it has a primary focus on treating opioid use disorder with medications such as Methadone, Buprenorphine and/or Naltrexone (MAT).

The purpose of this position is to serve as a Medical Assistant for Cedar Recovery.

• Assists Medical Professionals with clinical prep including collection of lab specimens, patient UDS schedule, EKG, phlebotomy, admission data.
• Proficient computer manageability for scheduling and required documentation.
• Acts as support for the Office Coordinator and Patient Care Coordinator.

• Effective Knowledge
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  The ability to navigate and effectively use Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and EMR system.
• Accountability and Self-Management
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  Accepts personal accountability for work and consequences.
• Independence
  :
  Works independently without day-to-day guidance from the supervisor.
• Project Management
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  The ability to manage multiple projects that meet the standards of Cedar Recovery.
• Teamwork and Leadership
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  The ability to collaborate and work with colleagues to achieve the Cedar Recovery mission of solving the opioid epidemic and repairing our communities by providing addiction treatment services that work.
• Communication
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  Successfully communicate with employees at all levels of the organization on a regular basis – including via face to face, email and other technologies utilized by Cedar Recovery.
• Vendor Communication
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  Respectfully communicate with vendors, suppliers, and pharmacy representatives.
• Interpersonal Skills
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  Foster open dialogue and actively listen to others in order to build and maintain effective and respectful working relationships throughout Cedar Recovery.
• Innovation & Problem Solving
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  Recommends, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement processes that have an impact on the mission of Cedar Recovery. Applies creative thinking to develop new solutions.

• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: $20 per hour
• Benefits:
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401K (not company match)
• Schedule: Monday to Friday (9:30 am-6:00 pm)
• Work Location: In person
• Experience: EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
• License/Certification: Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
• Location: Work Location:
  In person

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.