• Certified Medical Assistant

    Trinity Health (Gaithersburg, MD)


    Employment Type:

    Full time

    Shift:

    Day Shift

    Description:

    The primary purpose of your job position is to be responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of

     

    daily living, restorative, and supportive care. The Medical Assistant will assist in monitoring and reporting the health

     

    status and providing a safe environment for the participants.

     

    1. Know, understand, incorporate, and demonstrate the Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Behaviors of Trinity

     

    Health and Trinity Health PACE (TH PACE) in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

     

    2. Consistently demonstrate (leads by example) TH PACE Values to all internal and external customers

     

    (Participants, visitors, volunteers, and colleagues.) Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, propagating a

     

    calm environment throughout the office.

     

    3. Execute assignments in a culture that is shared and collaborative across all divisions within TH PACE.

    4. Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your

     

    supervisors. Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.

     

    5. Promote and maintain collaborative relationships with managers, peers, and customers by effectively fostering a

     

    team environment, building consensus and resolving conflicts.

     

    6. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, TH PACE Corporate

     

    Integrity Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a

     

    manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.

     

    7. In light of a disaster will know your disaster recovery, crisis management and business continuity plans and act

     

    within your role that is developed within the business continuity plan. Which may include working at another

     

    location, remotely from home, and maintaining constant contact with key personnel.

     

    8. Attend and participate in scheduled training, in-service training, mandatory annual in-service training and

     

    educational classes as required/needed.

     

    9. Provide nursing care as assigned in a safe manner, consistent with the policies and procedures of the PACE

     

    Organization.

     

    10. Provide support to the providers in the examination and treatment of participants to facilitate clinic flow.

    11. Perform nursing assessment of the clinic participants and chief complaint, including but not limited to triage, vital

     

    signs, weights, immunization and allergy status.

     

    12. Administer and document medications, immunizations, EKGs, lab specimen collection, CLIA waived testing and

     

    other care as directed by provider or registered nurse.

     

    13. Provide ADL assistance to participants in the PACE Organization as needed.

    14. Maintain supply levels in the participant exam rooms, lab, medication room, store room, and desk area; notify

     

    Clinic RN Manager when supply levels require attention.

     

    15. Maintain current written records, indicating ongoing documentation of services provided, reassessments of

     

    changing needs, and participant's expressed wishes.

     

    16. Responsible for front end medical office duties check in and triage of participant, answering phones, as required.

    17. Perform infection control duties within the PACE Organization including cleaning rooms and equipment as

     

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    indicated.

     

    18. Perform routine quality checks including but not limited to emergency cart checklists and refrigerator temperature

     

    checklists.

     

    Our Commitment

     

    Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

     

    Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

     

    EOE including disability/veteran