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At Dungarvin, our primary goal is to create a positive influence in the lives of the people we serve. We help individuals with different abilities, like intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions, in a variety of programs with a focus on providing person-centered care.
We are now hiring for a Medical Coordinator/Certified Medical Assistant in the Tacoma/Lakewood, WA community.
What’s In It For You:
- Personal fulfillment, a meaningful career, and the chance to make a difference.
- Positively impact lives
- Contribute to a holistic care approach
- Help create inclusive healthcare spaces
- Skill development
- Collaborative environment
Embrace the opportunity to positively change someone’s life! Join our team as a Medical Coordinator/Certified Medical Assistant.
Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday
Wage: $23.00 per hour
Benefits & Perks:
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for FT employees
- Supplemental Insurance
- Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for FT employees
- Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401 K plan with up to 3% employer match based on eligibility requirements
- Paid Time Off accrual
- PTO Donation
- Growth and Development Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Scheduled pay increases
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mileage reimbursement
- Pay Active- access to 50% of your pay before payday
- Dedicated training department with paid training
Job Description
The Medical Coordinator/Certified Medical Assistant (MC) is a vital team member. This role is crucial for providing high-quality, organized, and patient-centered healthcare services while supporting the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Dungarvin’s services. Most importantly, the MC is crucial to the well-being of the people we serve.
What You'll Do:
- Maintain Medical Records: Ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining accurate and up-to-date medical records.
- Appointment Management: Review medical appointment summary forms and take proactive follow-up actions, including scheduling appointments, reviewing upcoming appointments, and developing a monitoring tracker. Provide assistance during medical appointments as needed.
- Medication Oversight: Thoroughly review new or changed medications in accordance with policies.
- Communication and Coordination: Communicate effectively with the Nursing Department, DDA, Pharmacy, and medical professionals. Collaborate with the Program Coordinator for timely updates to individual medical documentation.
- Health Monitoring: Monitor health trends, promptly report concerns or changes to the Program Coordinator for collaborative planning and make recommendations based on observed trends.
- Training and Development: Develop and implement training for DSPs/caregivers in medical-related areas and conduct re-training sessions as needed.
- Regulatory Compliance: Develop and maintain expert knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to medical needs, guidelines, laws, etc. in the supported living field.
- Participation in Meetings/Trainings: Participate in meetings, trainings, and client assessments to provide guidance on medical-related matters.
- Abuse/Neglect Reporting: Adhere to guidelines and promptly report suspicions of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- Medical Tracking: Update and maintain accurate medical tracking information.
- Flexibility and Additional Responsibilities: Perform other assigned duties to contribute to overall role effectiveness.
Qualifications
What Makes You a Great Fit:
- High School/Equivalent and 2 years medically based field experience; or
- Associates Degree and 1-year field experience; or
- Certified Medical Assistant License and 1-year field experience
- Person-centered, patient, and kind
- Dependable, adaptable, flexible
- Observant and detail oriented
- Committed to continuous improvement, communication and collaboration
- 18 years or older
Additional Information
Dungarvin believes that diversity and inclusion make our organization stronger. Together, we're working to create a culture that supports our employees and the people we serve. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
Join us in making a positive impact. Apply now and be a part of our mission to empower and support our community!
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