Description:

All Candidates applying need to be vaccinated for COVID and show proof of receiving the COVID vaccine before being interview and hired.

We are an integrated medical, mental health, and dental clinic, located in Swissvale. We serve the neighborhoods of Swissvale, Wilkinsburg, Braddock, the greater Pittsburgh area, and all people who come to us. At Metro, our providers collaborate with each other to treat every aspect of a patient’s health, all under one roof. We offer all of our services to everyone, regardless of identity, income, insurance status, or the ability to pay.

Metro Community Health Center extends great benefits to our eligible employees.

MCHC current benefits are:

MCHC pays 100% of the employee premium for UPMC Platinum Small Business Medical, United Concordia dental, STD, LTD and Life insurance

VBA vision coverage is offered as voluntary coverage that paid for by the employee

Medical and Dependent Care FSA and HRA

2 weeks of paid parental leave

20 days (4 weeks) of PTO for your 1st two years

9 paid holidays

401k with a 4% match

Job Summary

This position will provide direct patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the health center environment, by following established standards and practices. The individual will facilitate the mission of Metro Family Practice to er,sure the delivery of quality patient care and coordination of supportive services within the health center. The position utilizes the nursing process to ensure the quality, cost effective to patients in all stages of the lifecycle, including other duties, tasks or projects, as needed.

This Candidate Must Be Certified in HIV/AIDS Training

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  Provide direct care to patients as assigned and qualified to perform.
• Assists the clerical and clinical teams with the coordination and scheduling of patients
• Assess, review, and develop nursing plans to ensure maximum patient outcomes.
• Provide counsel, support, advice, and support patients and their families.
• Complete all patient charting, and ensure all patient records are current and complete
• Attend meetings, patient conferences, planning sessions, related to quality assurance, patient

care, and other related topics within the clinic

• Attend seminars and maintain all license requirements for continuing education and best

practices.

• Participate in quality strategies to evaluate compliance with standards and to identify

opportunities to improve patient outcomes

• Performs duties including, but not limited to, visit I signs, assisting the clinician with

procedures, providing patient instructions, and conducting in-office testing and procedure

• Supports the clinical team with education and training
• Assists the clinical team with quality assurance standards and measures
• Provides patient education teaching and training relative to disease processes, health

maintenance, ordered procedures, and counseling regarding medication and nutrition

• Ability to utilize computers for data entry and information retrieval.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a professional manner
• Ability to implement, and evaluate operational and administrative processes
• Maintains HIPAA compliance practices

Requirements:

• Demonstrate a high level of skill in the delivery family medicine services within all

stages of the life cycle

• Perform complete physical exams; obtain complete medical history and record findings. Order

appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Document patient information and care provided
in patient record and maintain statistic .

• Interpret and integrate data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan.
• Perform procedures as directed by physician and/or as directed by written agreement.

Administer medications and injections in compliance with state law and health center guidelines.
Instruct patient/family regarding medications and treatments.

• Educate patients regarding health and illness prevention. Recommend community resources to

meet patient and family needs.

• Triage patient telephone calls and provide consultation. Initiate or complete administrative

tasks and acquire all necessary information, ins ructions, and materials as required.

• Provide continuity of patient care in collaboration with other health care professionals.
• Telephonic triage duties, including patient and pharmacy new and refill prescriptions

• Participate in activities that contribute to education and research, including the precepting

of students.

• Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. OSHA, CUA, PA Department of

Health).

• Perform per-authorization from insurance companies for patient care and services
• Demonstrate interpersonal influence skills in managing difficult clients and

patients.

• Demonstrate high degree of knowledge and competency in the practice of medicine and

associated charting requirements.

• Requisite skills and ability to perform certain medical tasks as assigned
• Demonstrate a high level of problem solving skills to better serve patients and staff.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to utilize computers for data entry and information retrieval.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to implement, and evaluate operational administrative processes.