Medical Assistant (MA) Snoqualmie

Medical Assistant

Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthythriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Job Class : Medical Assistant Location : Snoqualmie, WA Closes : Open until filled

Shifts : Day and Evening. Salary : $3,665 - $4,882.00 Monthly. The salary does not include a 5% premium for employees working in King County, or an on-site 24 / 7 facility 5% premium.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) Medical team at Echo Glen Children's Center is looking for a Medical Assistant to join a caring team whose mission is to provide adjudicated youth with access to quality healthcare that positively and restoratively impacts the lives of the youth we serve. You will enjoy a 4-10 schedule, a picturesque campus, a supportive environment, and the ability to make a difference while growing in your practice. You will perform duties required to assist health care professionals in the examination and treatment of residents.

The Opportunity : In this job, you will administer medications, prepare the resident environment for treatment, provide immunizations under nursing and physician direction, conduct basic laboratory point of care testing and electrocardiogram tests, provide clinic support, upload medical documents, and clerical reception functions.

• Administer daily prescription medications per physicians' order. Document administration in the youth's medication administration record. Monitor for side effects as indicated.
• Under nursing direction prepare, administer, and document vaccinations per physician order. Ensure appropriate documentation of vaccinations in the Washington State Immunization Information System (WA-IIS).
• Present notification of anaphylactic allergies to residential support staff under direction of nursing staff.
• Present notification of resident use of Rescue Inhaled medications to residential support staff under direction of nursing staff.
• Assist with youth triage, clinic reception, and the intake receiving screening process.
• Schedules new, return, routine, and specialty off campus appointments, entering information into Medical Record system.
• Prepares patients for and assists health care professionals with examinations and procedures.
• Perform : Vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram including rhythm strips, venipuncture for blood draws, basic wound care, collection of urine and stool samples, point of care tests (throat, wound, nasal swabs; etc.); documents interventions in the EMR.
• Records management.

What we are looking for : Completion of Medical Assistant course accredited by the American Association of Medical Assistants, or the Committee on Allied Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), AND Certification to practice as a Medical Assistant in the State of Washington. AND One year of experience providing direct patient care in a health care setting.

AND

Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following :

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Supplemental Information :

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington's children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and / or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability. Applicants selected for an interview are required to pass a national fingerprint background check and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) inquiring about any sexual misconduct.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960.