MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Job Title: Medical Assistant Department:

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Location: Family Wellness Pomona Reports To: Lead Medical Coordinator FLSA Status:
Salary: Non-Exempt
$24.04 to $25.00 Position Summary: The Medical Assistant will assist the Medical Coordinator to arrange or partner with other health professionals regarding health and safety standards for out-of-home placement, licensing requirements, disease reporting requirements for care providers, immunizations for children, injury prevention for children, medication management and knowledge of community health and mental health resources for children.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist Medical Coordinator with team based medical care for the children.
• Prepare, compile, submit, and maintain accurate medical records, files, forms, statistics, and additional relevant information in accord with agency policy, licensing and/or funding requirements.
• Review ORR portal for compliance with medical information upload requirements and ensure updates are input as needed for safety and timely discharge.
• Complete calls with sponsors as assigned to provide medical information.
• Assist Medical Coordinator in planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating all medical needs of the UC for designated social service program(s).
• Assist Medical Coordinator to provide medical resources for all employees and resource family homes.
• Adhere to Child Abuse and reporting requirements.
• Must be relied upon regarding task completion and meeting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy, work quality, or customer service satisfaction.
• Attend meetings and trainings when needed or requested.
• Participate in an after-hours Intake on call schedule.
• Participate in reunification travel of the UC.
• Perform other duties as requested by the assigned supervisor and or management.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Required:

• Must be at least 21 years of age

Education/Experience: Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates and Licenses:

• MA, LVN license

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and move around for work. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. xywuqvp Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Benefits :

• Medical
• Dental / Vision
• 401 k / 401 k matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program