Job Description

Come join a friendly and inclusive team that provides quality care! Community Healthlink (CHL) recognizes the power of a diverse community and seeks applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Community Healthlink (CHL) is looking for a full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Medical Assistant at our Leominster location.

The Leominster Adult Outpatient Center provides strength-based individual and group therapy to adults, and couples age 18 and over. We offer integrated, whole person care with primary care, a wellness program, and behavioral health. The Leominster Counseling Center also offers specialized substance use disorder treatment. Our Office Based Opioid Treatment offers buprenorphine and vivitrol treatment and we have a Second Offender Alcohol Education program.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by assisting with the implementation of care plan
• Interview patients to obtain information and measure their vital signs, weight, height, etc.
• Prepare treatment rooms keeping them clean and properly stocked
• Prepare chart for visit
• Complete releases of information (ROI) as needed
• Reconcile medications
• Automate and perform processes by phone, or send letters to patients either overdue for medical care or out of compliance with the goals of their care
• Inform the care team if a patient is out of compliance consistently
• Meet regularly with multi-disciplinary care team to help create plans for specific patients and populations not achieving optimal care
• Work with other care teams on quality improvement measures and process designs
• Assist with Prior Authorizations
• Help organize and keep track of Clozaril clients and groups
• Case management care coordination
• Perform basic office laboratory procedures such as urinalysis, throat cultures and related procedures
• Perform a variety of clerical duties such as typing, filing, scheduling appointments, making phone calls and other related job duties as required or directed
• Maintains records, reports, logs, and other statistical information as required or directed
• Respect diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

Qualifications

• C02-Medical Assistant I- Certification in Medical Assisting required
• C04-Medical Assistant II- Associate\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Medical Assisting required
• Proficient in data management and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Access and Excel
• All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click

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Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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