Medical Assistant Jobs

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for Medical Assistants

Salary: $26.00/hourly

Location: Harlem, NY

Join our team to make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families in our community!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

About The Program And Position

This is a transitional foster care program for Unaccompanied Children (UC) under the supervision of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). An unaccompanied child (ages 0-17) has left their home country and crossed the US southern border without an adult. Instead of a congregate care setting, we place unaccompanied children in foster homes while we find and vet a sponsor for them to be unified within the US. During their stay with us, we provide medical care, case management, life skills classes and mental health services. The role our Medical Assistants play in all of this is crucial to the health & wellbeing of our unaccompanied children who are trying to establish a new home in the U.S.

Our Medical Assistants are passionate about helping this vulnerable population and provide support for any medical needs required by the unaccompanied children we serve.

How You Get To Use Your Skills

• Responsible for discharge documentation preparation
• Provide support with creating and electronically submitting Treatment Authorization Requests for each youth
• Act as English-Spanish translator for medical provider
• Assist with initial medical assessments which includes but is not limited to: vitals, vision test, electrocardiogram (ECG) and point of care testing (ie. urine pregnancy test, strep test, flu test, COVID test, glucose test)
• Work collaboratively with the Medical Provider, Case Manager, Clinician, Nurse and Skills Trainer to coordinate appropriate services for each youth
• Responsible for all medical reporting requirements which includes government UCPortal as well as internal electronic medical record MEDENT

Schedule

• On-Call and Holidays may be required
• Regular hours entail Monday - Friday 8am-4pm or 10am-6pm
• Must be flexible to meet program needs
• Non-Exempt

Required Experience

• Demonstrated ability to perform duties with minimal supervision and to exercise greater judgment
• High school diploma/GED required
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish - required
• Ability to work effectively in a team context
• Experience working with at-risk youth - strongly preferred
• Must be certified as a Medical Assistant
• Strong communication and organizational skills - required

Physical Requirements

• Word processing: Including responding to emails, composing letters, completing computerized documentation,be familiar with excel and electronic medical record system etc.: This involves sitting at a computer for several hours
• Completing paperwork - Such as copying, scanning and faxing documents
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

Benefits

• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts
• 160 hours of vacation time; 12 Sick Days per year
• Identity Protection
• Pet and Legal insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
• Corporate Discounts Program
• Sick Leave Pool
• 401(k) match up to 6 %
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Workplace Wellness Award Finalist
• COA Accredited
• Large and growing national footprint
• Committed to employee professional development and advancement
• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
• Certified Great Place to Work ®
• We embrace change, innovation and opportunities
• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug testing.

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