Behavioral Health Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

***RIGGS OFFERS ONE OF THE HIGHEST COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS IN THE REGION***

Riggs Medical Assistants (MAs) start at $18–$24/hour based on experience and certification. We currently have opportunities in Women's Health, Pediatrics and Adult Primary Care but are open to exploring other clinic placements that match your passion for community care. At Riggs, we focus on your preferred specialty while supporting your growth and career development.

Important Note : To be employed as an MA with Riggs CHC, applicants must already have graduated with a Medical Assistant diploma or certificate from an accredited program. While we do not cover the cost of obtaining your MA diploma, we are proud to support eligible team members by covering the cost of earning or renewing your AAMA certification (CMA).

Riggs Community Health Center is a top-rated non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our team members bring compassionate health care to the community, and our MAs overwhelmingly love their team, their patients, and their work every day.

At Riggs, you’ll enjoy:

• Predictable 40-hour workweeks with no nights, overtime, or limited Saturdays, if needed.
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, up to $700 HSA Employer Contributions, Short & Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k), 8 Paid Holidays, 3 Weeks PTO, Education Reimbursements, Certification Funds, Bonus opportunities, and more!

Join a friendly, professional, and patient-centered environment where you’ll grow to the top of your scope. We invite you to meet our team in a transparent interview process to see why Riggs is the right place for your career journey.

Ready to take the next step? Visit our website to explore real career stories or connect with our team today!

Must be able to travel to all Riggs Locations: Lafayette, Frankfort, and Lebanon!

Essential Duties:
• Prepares patients for examination: Greets patients, reviews symptoms, treatment, and past health/medical history, takes B/P, weight, height, temperature, and other measurements such as peak flow and/or vitals as appropriate to complete health assessment in clinical area, performs vision, hearing screenings and spirometry if appropriate, obtains blood, urine, and sputum specimens as appropriate, and assists with laboratory requisitions and assures lab pick-up.
• Assists with patient scheduling and encounter forms.
• Answers and triages telephone calls and callbacks as instructed by registered nurse, nurse practitioner and/or physician.
• Cleans and stocks examination rooms and maintains room cleaning schedule.
• Responsible for set-up, assisting and post-cleaning for special procedures such as colposcopy, endometrial biopsy, sigmoidoscopy, aspirations, wart removal, etc.
• Maintains clinical records and logs for clinical area.
• Responsible for ordering, maintaining, and inventory of medical, office, and laboratory supplies for clinical area.
• Files charts, lab reports, patient forms and information in the medical records.
• Requests medical records from other health care providers.
• Assists with chart flow/medical records in Riggs CHC and for other providers.
• Assists with indigent medication assistance program.
• Assists with the planning and implementation of programs for patients and families to increase awareness of relevant medical conditions, decrease risk-behaviors, and increase responsibility for self-care.
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs.
• Relieves and substitutes for other medical assistants in other clinical areas as needed for clinic operations and/or other clerical staff as needed.