Medical Assistant - Chronic Illness Support

Palliative Care
** Medical Assistant
** will support in-person and virtual patient visits with a unique opportunity to participate in more comprehensive and detailed visits. If you're passionate about improving quality of life through compassionate, whole-person care, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients while working alongside a collaborative and mission-driven care team. EMTs and experienced CNAs are welcome to apply.

Expectation to receive onsite training and obtain Washington State MA-R credential.
This role plays a vital role in supporting patients with serious or chronic illness by providing compassionate, patient-centered care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary palliative care team. This role focuses on creating a supportive experience for patients and families while assisting providers with clinical workflows, coordination of care, and communication across the continuum of care.
* This role will also support Geriatric patients.
* *** Pay range
** starts at **$22.25/hour, actual rate commensurate with experience and licensure/certifications.**
* ** Responsibilities:
*** Support palliative care providers with patient visits, clinical documentation, and care coordination
* Room patients, obtain vital signs, reconcile medications, and prepare charts for visits
* Assist with symptom management workflows and patient follow-up communications
* Coordinate referrals, imaging, lab work, and specialty appointments as needed
* Serve as a compassionate point of contact for patients, families, caregivers, and community partners creating a calm, respectful, and supportive environment
* Support advanced care planning discussions through preparation of documentation and patient resources
* Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic health record (EHR)  
** Hiring rate
** starts at **$20.59/hour
** and placement in the range depends on an evaluation of experience.

* Active WA State Department of Health Medical Assistant-Certified credential, hiring range starts at **$22.25/hour
** and goes up based on experience.
* ** Requirements:*
* * High School diploma or equivalent
* ** Required completion of one of the following**:

Combination of experience and training resulting in a nationally recognized MA certification
** or
* * completion of a formal MA program
** or
* * formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces
** or*
* * EMT training and certification
** or
* * experienced and licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant.  
* Must obtain Washington State Medical Assistant credential within required timeframe and maintain in active status throughout employment.
** Current healthcare provider BLS required
* Experience with an electronic health record, Epic experience strongly preferred  
*** Vancouver Clinic provides care across a wide range of medical decisions.  This includes care and opinions on vaccinations, reproductive health, end-of-life decision-making, and gender affirming treatment.  The ability to work, with or without reasonable accommodation, with a diverse population of patients and colleagues seeking or considering care in all areas is an essential function of all positions at the Clinic.
*** Pay Range:$20.19 - $28.27

The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work required in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of those assigned to this job.
** We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program.
** Eligibility for benefits is dependent on factors such as position type and FTE. Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the…