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
** Position Summary
** The GLC III is part of the multi-disciplinary treatment team providing direct services to youth or adults in a residential setting. The clients in this setting have a primary diagnosis of chemical dependency and may also have mental health problems. This position provides direct services, including the following:admissions procedures, case management, continuity of care, and client reengagement. This position is a liaison between the facility, clients, and their families, and coordinates services and the continuum of care for clients.

The individual in this position is expected to subscribe to the disease concept of chemical dependency with an understanding of holistic care and the client-centered model.
** Duties and Responsibilities
** 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. The individual in this position must also maintain professional standards and follow the treatment policies and procedures of the agency, as well as applicable federal, state, and local regulations. In this position, the individual should gain a thorough working knowledge of appropriate WAC's and RCW's.
** Administrative Duties*
* • Attends regular staff meetings and in-service training for clinical personnel.
• Completes all staff responsibilities as required, with emphasis on timeliness and accuracy.
• Demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Possesses accurate knowledge of available community and statewide referral resources.
• Maintains consistent and positive relationships with all collateral contacts.

Clinical Duties
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, gender identify, and sexual orientation of the clients served.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs.
• Develops treatment goals specific to each client, as they relate to case management and basic needs.
• Provides services to individuals, including living skills, case management, and social support.
• Completes daily record keeping as directed by the Clinical Supervisor or Program Manager,following the structure of the problem-oriented client records system. Completes daily logging,Extraordinary Incident Reports (EIR's), medication logging, etc. on time and accurately.
• Prepares current client progress reports and completion notices and provides them to thecourts, probation departments…