About Us:
Meadow Reproductive Health and Wellness is a start-up, non-profit reproductive health clinic, created with a mission to provide highest quality, accessible reproductive healthcare (including abortion services) with compassion, dignity and professionalism to patients regardless of their ability to pay, from local communities and from states with abortion bans that threaten access to modern medical care. We offer comprehensive gynecologic care including contraception and wellness screening, as well as abortion care for those who choose it.
Our sole purpose is to increase and defend access to quality reproductive healthcare. Our location is close to major highways and Metro accessible, providing geographic feasibility for those in Northern Virginia as well as those traveling by air or from locations further away.
Fundamental to our mission and vision is to build a cohesive care team who collaborate and support each other and the rest of the clinic staff in order to build consistently excellent care to the greatest number of patients possible.
Position Overview:
Our Medical Assistant is a critical part of our care delivery team, frequently the first point of contact for patients, and the chief assistant to the providers as they assess patients’ medical situations, perform procedures, and administer needed medical services.
We are expecting to start a position at the end of July / beginning of August.
Work hours and benefits
We are seeking an individual to complement our team of MAs on our high-impact procedure days. While most shifts take place during the work weel, some shifts are on Saturday mornings. Shifts are approximately 6-8 hours long.
Meadow is committed to offering a supportive benefits package including employee assistance services, commuter benefits, competitive PTO allowances, and compassionate sick day support.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
- Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
- Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
- Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking vital statistics; and reporting patient history summary.
- Assists clinicians with office procedures.
- Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
- Counsels patients by transmitting clinician’s orders and questions about procedures.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
- Maintains and sterilizes necessary medical supplies.
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
- Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
- Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Medical Assistant Qualifications/Skills:
- Supply management
- Verbal communication
- Infection control
- Creating a safe, effective environment
- Organization
- Scheduling
- Professionalism
- Customer focus
- Confidentiality
- Bedside manner
- Medical teamwork
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 1+ years in a medical office
- Experience with EMR (electronic medical records), medical terminology
- Previous experience in specific medical field preferred
- Competency in Spanish preferred (but not required)
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion or belief, age, marital or partnership status, family status, pregnancy and maternity, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, predisposing genetic characteristic, military or veteran status, arrest record, or any other legally protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
To Apply: Submit CV / Resume here on indeed.com or email us at jobs@meadowrepro.org . We encourage candidates to submit a cover letter expressing their desire to work in an environment providing patient-centered, compassionate reproductive healthcare including abortion services.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $21.00 - $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work on some Saturdays?
Language:
Ability to Relocate:
- Tysons Corner, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
