Are you an experienced Medical Assistant who is passionate about preventative care? Are you looking to change things up while still maintaining those clinical skills within scope? PCHC's Care Management team is looking for a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Specialist to serve at Seaport Community Health Center! As a MAWV Specialist, you’ll function as a direct-care clinician and collaborate within integrated care teams to identify and outreach patients who are eligible for wellness visits and/or have fallen behind on recommended care and screenings. If communication, quality assurance, and advocacy are your superpowers, this position is for you! Apply today!

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Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm (NOTE: Travel to Bangor required for approximately first 90 days for training purposes. Travel to Winterport for training and cross-coverage may also be required for this position. Mileage is reimbursable as outlined in PCHC's Travel and Expense Reimbursement policy.)

Highlights of the position:

• Demonstrates compassion, collaboration, communication, and appropriate clinical judgement in patient care.
• Responsible for conducting pre-visit planning, outreach, scheduling, and verification activities for preventative services and Medicare Annual Wellness visits.
• Performs Medicare Wellness visits with identified patients in person or via telehealth and collaborates with providers for documentation, review, and sign off of completion.
• Is educated on chronic disease management and preventative care, proving related teaching to patients as needed. Identifies chronic diseases that need to be addressed at visit.
• Conducts patient chart reviews for pre-visit planning, medication refills, and other clinical requests. Supports clinical desktop work.
• Is flexible in adapting to the needs of the department, stepping in to perform clinical duties and/or procedures within scope of licensure.
• Creates care plans and strategizes within care team to effectively manage patient’s care.
• Assists in maintaining compliance with quality assurance standards.
• Performs all function of Medical Assistant role as outlined in PCHC’s Medical Assistant job description and Clinical Competency Checklist.
• Engages and supports patients to ensure they feel heard, respected, and involved in their care.

Join PCHC's nationally recognized non-profit organization:

• Federally Qualified Health Center offering integrated Medical Home Model
• Collegial professional atmosphere with informed leadership
• Flexible schedules supportive of work/life balance
• Competitive compensation and generous benefits
• PCHC cares for the WHOLE person, offering a broad range of services, including Psychiatry & Mental Health, Dental, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Geriatrics, Lab & X-Ray, Physical Therapy and Podiatry all within one organization.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required. Relevant postsecondary education preferred.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Medical Assistant in primary healthcare or related setting required.
• AAMA Certified Medical Assistant certification preferred.
• Will have up-to-date training and certification in Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support issued by American heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Health & Safety Institute. Must obtain within 3 months if not current at hire.

Curious, or interested to learn more? Apply today! You can request a full copy of the detailed job description by emailing recruitment@pchc.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)