Please be aware that all staff are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to employment.

　　Finger Lakes Community Health uses BambooHR for the hiring and onboarding of our staff. All communications for recruitment will come directly from BambooHR ([email protected]) and may appear as spam.

　　This full-time position that will be required to support multiple Health Centers throughout the region as needed, and will be required to travel to sites as needed.

　　About Finger Lakes Community Health:

　　Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) was founded in 1989 with an original mission of serving the region's agricultural workers by linking individuals to area resources and providing essential health services. In 2009 the organization expanded to become a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serving patients of all incomes, ethnicities and walks of life. Over the last decade, FLCH has grown to provide medical, dental, and behavioral health services to over 28,000 patients at eight health centers. With over 200 employees we strive to provide high-quality and innovative health care services to the Finger Lakes Region.

　　Job Summary:

　　This is a split Scribe/Medical Assistant (MA) position, and will report to the Scribe Coordinator.

　　The MA is responsible for the initial assessment of patients. The MA is responsible for completing blood draws, taking vital signs and collecting valuable information from which our providers make clinical decisions. The ideal Medical Assistant has the desire to be on a highly functioning team that works well together with Clinical Teams, Community Health Workers, and Patient Navigators in order to provide the best healthcare solutions for our patients. Often, the MA is the first medical staff personnel to interact with a patient, setting the tone for the visit.

　　The Scribe will accompany clinicians during patient visits and document dictated history of present illness, review of symptoms, examinations, and patient history in an electronic medical record system. Medical scribes work closely with clinicians as a apart of the team based patient centered care that Finger Lakes Community Health provides, but are not patient care providers.

　　Scribe Duties/Responsibilities (Reports to Scribe Coordinator):

　　Annotate any dictated or written information for the treatment of patients following all local, state and federal guidelines for documentation into the electronic health record system.

　　Clearly and accurately recording each patient’s symptom’s, history, physical exam and documenting the diagnosis

　　Able to manage laboratory and imaging orders as dictated by the provider

　　Maintains appropriate behavior in the examination room and does not improperly interact with patients.

　　Completes chart documentation in a timely manner.

　　Able to find and summarize past medical visits from external progress notes.

　　Uses correct medical terminology and makes minimal grammatical charting errors.

　　Medical Assistant Duties/Responsibilities (Reports to Nursing Manager):

　　Assures patient history is complete

　　Obtains vital signs

　　Prepares patients for minor surgical procedures

　　Prepares patients for pelvic exams

　　Assists with pelvic exams as needed

　　Prepares lesion/wounds for examination

　　Dresses/redresses wounds after examination

　　Prepares and collects HIV, blood glucose, urine sample, strep, and Hemoglobin C1a screenings

　　Print lab results from websites

　　Notes all labs sent out

　　Disposes of sharps and other hazardous materials

　　Ensures sharps are locked

　　Sterilize exam room

　　Ensures instruments are clean and in good working condition

　　Monitors and restocks examination room

　　Notifies Supervisor of supplies needing to be ordered

　　Performs other duties as directed by supervisor

　　Required Skills/Abilities:

　　Possesses strong organizational skills

　　Ability to communicate with the public

　　Maintains a professional relationship and positive attitude with co-workers, the public, patients, and the entire organization

　　Excellent customer service and problem solving skills

　　Education and Experience:

　　High School or Equivalency Diploma

　　CPR Certification Required

　　Prior experience is a plus, but not required

　　Physical Requirements:

　　Must be able to hear and communicate with clients and staff on the telephone and those who are served “in person.”

　　Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

　　Must have vision that is adequate to read electronic and paper document formats.

　　Must possess manual dexterity, to perform writing and keyboarding tasks.

　　Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, and crouch.

　　OSHA Level I

　　Finger Lakes Community Health uses BambooHR for the hiring and onboarding of our staff. All communications for recruitment will come directly from BambooHR ([email protected]) and may appear as spam.

　　Department

　　Scribe

　　Employment Type

　　Full-Time

　　Compensation

　　$17.00-$20.00