Position Summary:
As a Medical Assistant you will work with a team of dedicated OB/GYN Providers, Midwives, Nurses, Sonographers, Nutritionists, and other associates that are dedicated to women's health, prenatal healthcare, and the healthy development of infants. Our OB/GYN Department provides our patients with free pregnancy screening daily. This Medical Assistant position will support the department with coordinating this effort and will also be on standby to support our OB/GYN providers within exam rooms.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required.
- Medical Assistant Certificate or completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program required.
- 1 year of related experience in the healthcare sector.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is required.
- Flexible work schedule.
- Proficiency with computers and software (previous training on electronic health records is a plus).
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to multitask.
- Kindness, compassion, and patience.
Key Duties:
- Prepares examination rooms, stocks inventory, and sterilizes instruments.
- Obtain vital signs, chief complaint, and medical history and accurately records in medical records. Goes the extra mile to put patient at ease and provide information related to procedures.
- Takes EKG and A1C levels.
- Assists providers during all aspects of exams, treatments, and procedures.
- Registers and verifies patient demographics. Supports administrative needs of department as necessary.
- Schedules appointments and recalls patients for required services. Contacts patients with missed appointments.
Starting Compensation: Minimum: $23.00/hour ; Maximum: $23.00/hour
As a full time associate at Urban Health Plan, you'll enjoy:
- Fully funded Health Insurance for you/73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family
- Dental, Vision, and prescription Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Savings (including 3% annual employer contribution)
- Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!)
- Flex Spending Accounts (Health care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits)
- Entertainment Discount Programs
- Employee Assistant Programs
- Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
- Fitness Discounts and Perks through our medical plan
- $50,000 term life Insurance
Work Environment Type, Location, and Schedule:
Candidates must possess availability to work onsite based out of our Bronx Community Health Center, El Nuevo San Juan. Candidates must possess availability to work shifts Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm with 1 rotating Saturday 8am-5pm per month.
About Urban Health Plan:
At Urban Health Plan (UHP) our mission is to continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices. At UHP, our commitment to provide patient-centered, holistic, quality health care, is part of a tradition started by our founder, Dr. Richard Izquierdo, more than 50 years ago. That tradition continues today by promoting excellence in everything that we do.
UHP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.