Position Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated Certified Medical Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish) to join our Specialty Division at El Nuevo San Juan (ENSJ) on a Temp basis for a 3-5 month Assignment. Located at our hub on Southern Boulevard, our Multi-Specialty services will allow the medical assistant to provide support to providers in a variety of specialties including but not limited to:
- Allergy
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Podiatry
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Rheumatology.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required and Medical Assistant Certificate or completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program
- 1 year of related experience in the healthcare sector.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is required.
- Flexible work schedule
- Proficiency with computers and software.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-volume environment.
- Kindness, compassion, and patient-centered work ethic.
Key Duties:
- Prepares examination rooms, stocks inventory, maintains autoclave, and sterilizes. instruments.
- Obtains vital signs, chief complaint, and medical history and accurately records in medical records.
- Assists providers during all aspects of exams, treatments, and ambulatory procedures (including Podiatry).
- Registers and verifies patient demographics.
- Maintains room logs.
- Schedules appointments and recalls patients for required services.
Starting Compensation: Minimum: $21.00/hour ($43,680 annually); Maximum: $21.00/hour ($43,680 annually)
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 that include 4 days of the week and mandatory Saturdays, 8am-5pm. (Day off during the week is flexible to discuss based on departmental needs and individual availability)
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 40 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.