Medical Assistant

HOMELESSNESS HURTS. HEALTH CARE HELPS. If you are passionate about giving back to your community, we want you to join our team. Fourth Street Clinic, in downtown Salt Lake City, has been providing essential health care services to those experiencing homelessness for nearly 35 years. When you join the growing Fourth Street Clinic team, you're not just taking a job; you're impacting the lives of others.

The Medical Assistant (MA) is a crucial part of our clinical care team which supports our mission to provide fully integrated, trauma-informed care. This role assists Medical Providers and Behavioral Health staff, and normally provides the first clinical touch to our patients after registration. beginning patient visits with a friendly, inviting demeanor, collecting vital signs and other preliminary health information for the visit, making entries in the patient's medical records, and assisting providers with triage and patient flow for optimized care. Medical Assistants at Fourth Street Clinic do so much more than just rooming patients and taking vitals; they work side-by-side with the whole Fourth Street team including In-Clinic, Mobile, Street, Behavioral Health, Vaccines, and periodic specialty clinics (like Orthopedic, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Optometry, and others.)

This role is perfect for people who:

• Have a passion for patient assistance and thrive in patient care settings (even those seeking an opportunity to explore that passion and begin accumulating patient care hours.)
• Are proactive communicators, both up- and down-stream.
• Take pride in their work, maintaining professional standards of care and contributing positively to the overall success of the team.
• Balance their confidence to solve problems before they become serious with the wisdom and humility to know when to escalate their concerns.
• Are hungry for learning (because we are willing to teach!) and prefer staying active at work.
• Speak Spanish (preferred, but this is not essential.)
• Have previous health care experience or are interested in pursuing additional educational goals in the healthcare field.

More about our benefit package:

Fourth Street Clinic aims to support employees across all aspects of their individual wellness and has built a comprehensive benefits package to support this goal. Benefits include:

• 100% of the premium for individual health insurance;
• Affordable dental & vision coverage;
• Health Savings Account with company match each payroll;
• Company-paid Life & Long-Term Disability insurances;
• 3% employer contribution to 401(k), plus additional dollar-for-dollar company match of employee contributions up to 2%;
• Generous paid time-off starting at 3 weeks/year for full-time employees;
• 13 paid holidays, plus 2 personal holidays and 2 wellness days per year;
• Tuition reimbursement; and
• Employee Assistance programs.

Why Fourth Street Clinic?

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, many people in the United States don't get needed health care services due to barriers such as a lack of transportation, affordable housing, educational background or discrimination. Fourth Street Clinic is here to provide services to vulnerable individuals and families, reducing barriers caused by social determinants of health. Fourth Street Clinic began in 1988 as a triage clinic with one part-time nurse, relying on hospital volunteers for patient treatment. Today, Fourth Street Clinic operates with a staff of nearly 100 individuals and an eight-figure annual budget. Last year, we provided comprehensive health care to 5,369 unsheltered individuals through more than 20,000 visits.

Fourth Street Clinic embraces diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at all levels of our organization, and we strive for every employee to feel comfortable being their authentic self at work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, identities and ideas. We value greater inclusivity which yields greater achievements, fosters belonging and improves access to high-quality health care for all as an essential human right.

Apply now to join our expanding team of dedicated, innovative, mission-driven staff who seek to deliver integrated health care to the most vulnerable members of our community!