Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Looking Glass is Hiring a Medical Assistant to Join Our Regional Crisis Center!

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Medical Assistant provides a variety of nursing and medical case management services to youth in a psychiatric residential treatment/subacute facility. The MA provides direct care, supervision, and behavior interventions to clients on assigned shifts. The position operates within established guidelines and/or legal requirements, this position description, Licensing, professional standards of medical practices, and Looking Glass policy.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:  Preference for candidates with experience in working with at-risk populations. An equivalent combination of experience and training that will demonstrate the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Availability: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Monday - Friday

Certifications/Licenses: Must be a Medical Assistant, licensed to provide services in Oregon.

For more information on the Medical Assistant Position, you can download the full job description below.

Compensation & Benefits

In order to hire and retain employees who truly share our mission to "build a better future for youth, adults, and families", we offer competitive benefits, compensation, a generous PTO accrual rate, and a positive work culture.

• Wage: $34/hour
• The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) options, and more!
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rate starts at 0.1039 hours/hour worked, which is ~18.01 hours per month, equivalent to 5.4 weeks/year in the first year of employment.
  • PTO accrual rate increases with tenure at the agency.
• Paid in-depth training to ensure a successful transition into the agency and position.

Program Overview

Looking Glass Regional Crisis Center provides residential, subacute mental health treatment services for youth of all genders, ages 12 to 18. The length of stay for youth can vary based on clinical need and treatment progress. Upon successful completion of the program youth will discharge to a community based setting.

Looking Glass is committed to recruiting employees who reflect the diversity of our community and the youth and families we serve. We value providing the highest level of quality services to our clients and we are committed to the pursuit of cultural awareness. We believe in the abilities of individuals and systems that respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and their communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each.

Our workforce and clientele represent a diverse set of people from all walks of life. As such, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the agency. All staff must embody and represent these, and other, Looking Glass agency values.

Looking Glass Community Services has provided crucial services to Lane County youth and families since 1970!

IMPORTANT - WORK ENVIRONMENT NOTICE: This position provides on-site support, which delivers residential and crisis-based services to youth experiencing behavioral or mental health crises. Employees in this role should expect to work in an environment where clients may, at times, display escalated, unpredictable, or aggressive behavior, including physical aggression. Staff are expected to follow agency safety and de-escalation protocols, maintain situational awareness, and coordinate closely with clinical and other direct-care staff, particularly during crisis situations.

In compliance with applicable laws and licensing requirements, Looking Glass Human Resources Department conducts a background check on all new employees, non-paid staff (volunteers and interns), and existing staff as required. This is completed by the Background Check Unit with the State of Oregon per the Oregon Administrative Rules.

For more information on your responsibilities and obligations with a background check that is processed by the DHS Background Check Unit, please refer to the ORCHARDS background check system on their government website.