A career at Community Health Centers offers a unique opportunity
to join a team that makes a real impact in our community every day, by
improving individuals' health while enhancing their quality of
life.
Top Reasons to work at Community Health Centers
- A great benefits
package that includes healthcare coverage, retirement plans, vacation,
sick leave, and more.
- Competitive
compensation with advancement opportunities and tuition / training
reimbursement.
- Awarded "Best and
Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation" in 2018 and 2019.
- Awarded "Top 100
Workplaces for Growing Families" by Orlando Sentinel.
- Modernized and
attractive health centers, that patients love.
Job Summary:
Responsible for collecting, logging, processing and reporting on
all patient test specimens; insuring accuracy and promptness in reporting test
results; reporting test results to the provider, especially in critical or life
threatening situations; maintenance of current lab documentation.
Primary Responsibilities and Specific Duties:
- Participates in
patient care coordination, one-on-one communication, patient contact,
email, and documentation of any services accessed and/or health care
related concerns/needs that have arisen since last visit.
- Participate in
team meetings to address patient care and operational requirements.
- May participate in
huddles emphasizing a team based approach to care.
- Perform proper
phlebotomy technique.
- Accurately view
and transmit orders within eCW.
- Correlate test
request with proper collection media.
- Perform waived
testing if necessary and document required Quality Control.
- Assist providers
in determining specific tests to be performed and/or availability of tests
within eCW and reference labs.
- Accurately process
specimens and send out to correct reference lab.
- Accurately verify
billing.
- Verify required
consents are documented.
- Enter specified
results into eCW accurately.
- Receive and log
reports from reference lab.
- Report
abnormalities and critical values to provider.
- Maintain
confidentiality of patient data.
- Monitor electronic
interface.
- Order supplies as
needed, using CHC purchasing procedures.
- Participate in
training of students or staff as assigned.
- Team members in
this role will need to be familiar with navigating daily tasks and
workflow within an electronic health record which includes creating and
updating electronic documentation using electronic tools and applications
on portable computing devices, results review, order entry and clinical
decision support.
- Individuals will
assist in organizing the work of a provider to take full advantage of the
features of health IT in pursuit of meaningful use of health IT to improve
health and care. This includes communicating health/medical information
using standard definitions, vocabularies, terminologies and/or relevant
data sets as used in the organization's health information systems.
- Perform other
duties as assigned or necessary.
- May travel to
other locations as necessary.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High School or
equivalent.
- Completion of
Medical Assistant course with valid Medical Assistant diploma, or
documentation of training from other Medical Assistant courses may also be
considered.
Experience:
- One year experience
as a Lab Assistant or Medical Assistant preferred.
- Lab or phlebotomy experience may be considered
without Medical Assistant diploma.
New graduates will be considered.
Certification/Licensure:
- Current/valid BLS
certification, or must be obtained within the first 30 days of employment.
Special Skills:
- Ability to deal
with patients effectively in upsetting situations; able to function
professionally in emergency situations.
- Bilingual (English
/ Spanish, English / Creole) skills preferred.
Other requirements:
- Able to work
flexible hours as needed and sites as needed.