POSTING DATE: JULY 26, 2024
APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 9, 2024 12:00 NOON
This position is subject to close once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified
Full-Time, Unclassified Position
SALARY: See Position Description
LOCATION: District Clinical Services, Sumter County Health Department, 1607 North MLK Jr. Blvd., Suite B, Americus, Georgia 31719
DUTIES: Under supervision of the physician on duty, this position will be housed in Sumter County and will perform administrative duties to include, but not limited to answering phones, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance coverage, and copying/faxing/mailing documents. May also assist with clinical duties such as taking & recording vital signs, drawing blood, collecting specimen & preparing them for transport, preparing patients for exam, and assisting the physician and/or nurse practitioner when needed. Travel to satellite offices will be expected.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Medical Assistant 1 – (Hire-in salary – $31,470.18)
Vocational/Technical degree in Medical Assisting from an accredited college OR High School diploma or GED AND one year of related experience.
Medical Assistant 2 – (Hire-in salary – $34,067.20)
Vocational/Technical degree in Medical Assisting from an accredited college AND one (1) year of related experience OR High School diploma or GED AND two (2) years of related experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Public Health experience; experience in Phlebotomy; experience with infectious diseases.
All West Central Health District 7 employees are deemed essential workers in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event including but not limited to: staffing a shelter, working at a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or working at a Point of Dispensing site (POD). If you are called on to participate, you are required to report to the designated site as a condition of employment, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.
Benefits for Full-Time Eligible Employees:
•13 Paid Holidays
•Generous Leave Package
•Employees Retirement System
•Health Insurance
•Dental Insurance
•Vision Insurance
•Health Care Spending Account
•Dependent Care Spending Account
•Life Insurance
•AD&D Insurance
•Disability Insurance
•Legal Insurance
•Long-Term Care Insurance
•Specified Illness
•Deferred Compensation (401K & 457 Plans)
•Atlanta Postal Credit Union
All Applicants Must Apply At: www.dph.georgia.gov Click on “About DPH” then “Careers”. Locate this position and click “Apply” to begin your application.
Applicants chosen for employment will be subject to the following:
•Criminal Background Check/ Fingerprinting
•Pre-Employment Drug Screening
•I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
•Reference Checks