Health Care Assistant

Position Summary:

We will train for the right candidate including: 2/4 year college grads seeking a health care career, Nurse Aides, Phlebotomists, Hemo Techs, Home Health Aides and Personal Care Aides.

Serves as a fundamental member of the health center operations and clinical support team. Successfully completes assigned support tasks under supervision of center management and licensed clinical staff. Provides essential assistance to maximize center flow, patient satisfaction, safety of PPHP’s services, and internal customer service.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Check in/out of patients, collect co-pays, payment for visits, etc.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Maintains patient charts and records in accordance with clinic standards and guidelines, assuring confidentiality of all records, filing, faxing, copying, etc.
• Distributes contraceptive supplies and maintains appropriate records.
• Preparation of client statistics and filing.
• Maintaining cleanliness and order in client services area, patient waiting areas, or other areas deemed appropriate for staff and client comfort.
• Ensure the good working condition of office equipment.
• Reports any safety or maintenance concerns identified in the waiting areas and/or entrances.
• Provide relief coverage at other sites as scheduled.
• Covers evening shifts and Saturday rotations as scheduled.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Medical Assistant Certification, preferred.
• Able to relate comfortably, professionally and non-judgmentally to patients at all levels.
• Accurate, well-organized and able to work well under pressure.
• Bi-lingual is a plus.

$21.25 per hour, after successful completion of probationary period increase to $21.75 per hour. PPHP offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Voluntary Benefits, may be eligible for (Paid) Maternity Leave after one year of employment, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Preceptorship Bonus, Quarterly Bonus program and a 401(k) Plan with a match.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job posting and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable including location, specialty, service line, years of relevant or relatable experience, education, credentials, budget and internal equity.

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic offers its employees a competitive wage, benefits package, holidays, paid time off and more.

One of the fundamental beliefs guiding Planned Parenthood is that the respect and value for all types of diversity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our effectiveness and organizational well-being.

We are an equal opportunity employer.