Medical Assistant (MA)

Job Description

Description:

We are seeking a highly organized medical assistant. If you love spreadsheets, color coding, and tracking deadlines, are incredibly organized, and have experience as a medical assistant, we'd love the opportunity to talk to you.

The medical assistant will work with the nursing department, program directors, and service coordinators to ensure participants are getting to their appointments, receiving yearly checkups, follow-up appointments are made and staff informed, health is monitored according to individuals' plans and healthcare needs are being met. The medical assistant will track individual's medical documents, inform the nursing staff of upcoming expirations, assist with nursing audits, check-in and monitor medications, send out document requests, assist in the RORA process, keep records up to date in multiple systems, ensure we have all required documentation for transitioning individuals in and out of our services, enter information into Therap. The medical assistant is an essential part of our team and is also responsible for the additional duties of:

Scanning, filing, and uploading documents

Keep tracking sheets up to date

Prepare new individual files (physical and digital files)

Attend DOH DDSD required training, therapy training, ISP/IDT, and other meetings and community events as scheduled

Keep up to date with DD Waiver standards

Take individuals to medical appointments

Checking In & Delivering medications

Running MAR (Medication Administrative Record) reports

Communication with internal staff and outside agencies (reaching out to FLPs, case managers, and other residential agencies for required nursing documents).

Appointment and record tracking (internal auditing)

MAR Oversite (running MAR reports, configuring MARs, adding to/editing medication profiles)

Staff training (training on Therap, Health tracking, and MARs for residential staff and FLPs)

Taking inventory of medical supplies

Other duties as assigned

The day-to-day of this position changes often, and it is the job of the MA to be able to respond to last-minute situations and step into different roles as you are needed.

The right candidate will be:

Able to respond quickly to changing or stressful situations calmly

Able to transport individuals to and from appointments

Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Conscientious of deadlines, and plan accordingly

Excellent at communication both verbal and writtenRequirements:

What we require:

Valid Driver's License

Safe and Insured Vehicle

Healthcare Administrative Experience (preferred)

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience with the following:

Microsoft Office

Therap (preferred)

Digital Filing

OneDrive/Sharepoint