Medical Assistant - Skagit PACT Team

Compass Health is currently looking for a Medical Assistant!

The Skagit PACT team is a close and inclusive intradisciplinary team that work together to provide wellness, hope and recovery to our community while also having fun as a team. We are looking for someone to join our team that shares our passion and mission to the community. We are passionate about serving our clients in Skagit county with dignity and respect. We pride ourselves in providing quality care to this population while also caring for each other on the team.

What you will be performing

The Medical Assistant provides direct client care by performing outreach to the community where the clients reside, contacts would include providing injections and medication monitoring as well as education about medications. The Medical Assistant provides support to the team and medical provider staff by preparing patients for examinations, responding to patient phone calls and relaying patient concerns and symptoms to providers, monitoring prescription refills and medication monitoring lab, calling prescriptions, and administering medications and communicating all contacts with clients to the team in the daily meeting. Administrative duties may include providing general administrative support by performing a variety of moderately complex clerical duties. Come work with a great team in a fun, small office environment!

What you will be carrying along

• Current Washington State Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) credential.
• Proof of successful completion of any of the following exams – AAMA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, or AMCA.
• Proof of completion of a medical assistant training program that meets the requirements for credentialing as determined by the Secretary of Health. Can include a medical assistant program offered through an accredited school, a registered apprenticeship program administered by WA State, post-secondary education and on-the-job training of at least 720 documented hours, and/or military training or experience.
• 1+ year of related practical experience preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Experience in, mental health or social services field preferred.

What you will be sharing

• Knowledge of medication use and potential side effects.
• Proficient with intramuscular injections. Preferred proficiency in phlebotomy.
• Knowledge of health insurance and billing practices.
• Ability to answer telephones and assist staff and clients in a respectful manner.
• Knowledge and appropriate practice of HIPPA regulation.
• Willingness to cross-train with all other administrative functions and provide back-up as needed.
• Ability to support a work team by demonstrating positive solution-focused interactions, self-motivation, openness to change, willingness to help, and respect for others and their ideas in teams and in conflict situations.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to multitask within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

What we will be offering

As the region’s largest non-profit community behavioral healthcare organization, we have been serving our clients and our communities for over 110 years. Our commitment to care doesn’t stop with our clients though, as we take pride in offering our employees the opportunity to work in a culture that promotes learning, growth, and advancement as well as a focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance.

(Benefits pro rated for part-time employees)

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to Full-time employees
• 16 days of paid vacation the first year
• 12 sick days with great wellness day
• 13 paid holidays – 11 regular and 2 that you choose
• Professional funds and paid education leave
• Up to 2% match for the 403B Retirement plan after the first year
• Automatic additional pay raises when you have your 1st & 3rd anniversary with Compass!
• And much, much more!!

ABOUT US

Compass Health is the region’s largest private, non-profit organization providing mental health and chemical dependency services in Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties of Western Washington. We provide quality creative services to children, families and adults in a variety of outpatient, residential and inpatient settings. We have been serving our clients and our communities for over 110 years, though our commitment to care doesn’t stop with our clients as we take pride in offering our employees the opportunity to work in a culture that promotes learning, growth, and advancement. We maintain a focus on employee satisfaction and work/life balance, which includes competitive compensation and benefits programs. Please visit our website for more information: www.compasshealth.org.

Compass Health promotes equal treatment and equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual minority status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification

POSITION SUMMARY

• Job Title: Medical Assistant

• Program: 550-45510

• Location: Mount Vernon

• Hours: Part-Time

• Wage: $23.19 – $37.81/hr DOE