Medical Assistant

Description

Horizon Health and Wellness, Inc. has offered quality healthcare services to central and southern Arizona for over 40 years. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of the individuals, families and communities we serve, and empower them to attain their optimum potential. Our most important organizational philosophy is Kindness Matters . It is how we do our business and an essential component in all of our interactions with our patients and with each other.

We Offer

• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k investment plan with company match
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• The opportunity to help us make a difference in the lives of the patients and communities we serve.
  
  

Qualifications

This role supports and enhances patient health by ensuring the smooth daily operation of the patient care area. It involves assisting support staff and collaborating with clinic providers to deliver physical and emotional care within the scope of the Medical Assistant’s training and certification. This is a safety-sensitive position, involving responsibilities—such as driving—that, in the employer’s good faith judgment, could impact the safety, health, or reputation of the Agency, its participants, the employee, or others.

Shift: Monday through Friday

Responsibilities

• Room patients: take vitals, gather history, reconcile medications, prep for procedures.
• Administer medications, immunizations, long-acting injectables, and COVID vaccines as ordered.
• Perform lab tasks: waived testing, venipuncture, and COVID testing.
• Manage patient communications, phone messages, and prescription refills.
• Support providers with patient education and in-office procedures.
• Ensure compliance with infection control, medication handling, and safety protocols.
• Maintain inventory and stock exam rooms and medication areas.
• Complete documentation, progress notes, and prior authorizations in the EHR.
• Collaborate with the care team to support Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) goals.
• Report communicable diseases and assist in emergencies.
• Coordinate with medical staff for coverage and complete required trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications Required

• HS diploma or GED plus Medical Assistant certificate from an accredited program
• Possess valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record, MVD report, and reliable transportation
• Familiarity with medical terminology and electronic health records
• Must obtain and maintain a fingerprint clearance card and successful completion of a background check
  
  

Mental And Emotional

• Mental and emotional requirements include prioritizing workload, decision-making ability, using sound judgment to field inquiries concerning administrative, clinical and operational concerns and ability to greet and deal effectively with participants, families, staff and community members.
  
  

Physical

• Long periods of sitting, ability to bend, lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Able to operate phone, Fax, copier, and a computer
• Series of Hepatitis B shots or declination of same at hire
• Proof of negative TB test or declination of same at hire
• Encounter occasionally hazards such as, but not limited to, bodily fluids and potentially infectious materials
  
  

Qualifications Preferred

• Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Sign Language.
• Previous front and back-office experience in a primary care setting