Bilingual Medical Assistant

About Us:

Over 46 million Americans lack access to primary health care. To ensure that the underserved get the health care they need, planning for Greater Elgin Family Care Center (GEFCC) began as a community-based grass-roots concern in 1996.The primary purpose of GEFCC is to provide comprehensive medical care to individuals in the greater Elgin community, especially those who:+ Have No Source of Medical Insurance+ Are Medicaid or Medicare Recipients+ Are AllKids and FamilyCare RecipientsOpened in the summer of 2001, Greater Elgin Family Care Center is able to serve any individual or family needing health care and a medical home. Currently providing care at 26 different locations including schools, churches, and Elgin Community College.

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of this position is to provide patient care, patient follow-up, laboratory duties and assistance to providers and nursing staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Escorts patients to examination rooms and prepares patients for examination and treatment.
• Performs and documents daily set up, stocking, maintenance of appropriate supply levels, cleaning of all clinical areas and equipment (including the washing and sterilization of instruments).
• Processes and labels laboratory specimens for area reference laboratories; accurately completes lab requisitions.
• Sets up and performs all CLIA waived lab tests.
• Ensures compliance with GEFCC quality assurance and risk management standards.
• Provides patient education as directed by provider, including providing instructions for laboratory, radiology and other medical testing/procedures.
• Retrieves laboratory and other test results and submits for review by provider as necessary.
• Follows all Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) policies and procedures.
• Provides care in age appropriate fashion according to specialty.
• Report to all scheduled work sites and shifts on time and fully prepared to engage in all job responsibilities; location of work sites and shifts will change at the discretion of the supervisor.
• Engage in all offered training, consultations and supervisions made available. Follow and fully implement Corporate Compliance Program. Fully and professionally respond to and implement directives and advice offered by all supervisory and training personnel, as well as professionally offered feedback from coworkers.
• Perform other duties as assigned