AHC- Certified Medical Assistant

• Base Pay $24.48 - $36.55 / Hour
• Employee Type Non-Exempt

Position Title: Medical Assistant (MA-C)

Location: After-Hours Clinic (Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center)

Expected

Hours:

20 h rs/week:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Fri

Union: Yes

Salary: $24.48– $36.55 (+$3/hour additional premium for working at After-Hours Clinic) per hour, payable bi-weekly. The salary scale for this position is between steps 0 and 19, depending on experience. We use the resume submitted on your application to determine your hourly wage, so please ensure that all relevant work experience is listed in your resume. Applicants must pass an extensive background check.

Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 in Seattle's Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.

To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, healthcare is a right.

At our medical clinics, an important part of our mission is to be sure that our patients have a caring, friendly provider experience, whether their visit is in-office or virtual. As a Medical Assistant, your stellar interpersonal and organizational skills will be key to achieving this experience. You’ll be an integral coordinator for the provider, monitoring the patient flow for medical appointments and ensuring exam rooms and instruments are disinfected and ready to go.

You’ll engage with patients to obtain their vital signs and present complaints, and document those in medical records. Adult and pediatric patients will count on you to expertly administer injections and direct them on ordered follow-up procedures. Patients and providers alike will appreciate your knack for keeping things running smoothly in our fast-paced clinics.

• Deliver exceptional customer service aligned with the organization’s mission and values.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Accurately obtain and document patient vital signs and notify appropriate personnel of any abnormalities.
• Elicit and document patients' chief complaints and update medical records.

• Proactively review clinic schedules and obtain necessary information, such as outside medical records and imaging reports.
• Monitor patient flow for in-person and telehealth appointments to maintain efficiency.

• Perform ordered procedures, including EKG, Spirometry, Nebulizer Treatment, Audiometry, Tympanometry, Ear Lavage, NST, Rapid HIV Testing, and visual acuity exams.
• Administer vaccines and injections to adult and pediatric patients.
• Support providers and nursing staff with patient-related tasks, including diagnostic studies and clinical exams.

• Assist newly hired staff during onboarding and training periods by providing guidance and shadowing opportunities.
• Collaborate with managers and supervisors to coordinate training schedules.

• Ensure exam rooms are clean, disinfected, and stocked with appropriate medical supplies.
• Assist with sterilization of instruments and adhere to clinic guidelines.
• Participate in clinic opening, closing, and break coverage at all clinic locations (Country Doctor, Carolyn Downs, and After-Hours Clinic).

• Complete assigned tasks, including managing in-basket messages, refill requests, and external facility…