CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Ketchikan Indian Community
Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) Overview:
Ketchikan, Alaska is a cozy coastal town, rich in community and culture. Ketchikan Indian Community has the honor to be the governing body for the Natives in the Ketchikan area. The tribe began direct delivery services to the Native residents with only two staff members in 1975. The staff has grown to over 150 employees with the increased identification of the tribal community needs. Beginning in 1992 KIC became a signatory in a compact of self-governance between Southeast Tribes and the United States of America, providing services to tribal members in a Government to Government Relationship, upholding Sovereignty for tribal members. The Tribal Council as the established governing body provides oversight and works in collaboration with the KIC staff, who focus on daily business operations to provide the highest quality of programs and services to Tribal Members. Traditional Southeast tribal values drive KIC. The KIC mission is to preserve tribal member’s sovereignty, enhancing economic and cultural resources and promote self-sufficiency and self-governance for their citizens through collaboration, service, and advocacy. KIC partners with the community and tribal members to deliver services and provide assistance in improving the lives of all tribal members.
Work LOCATION: 2960 Tongass Ave, Ketchikan, AK, 99901
INDIAN PREFERENCE:
Consistent with Public Law 93-638 and other federal laws recognizing inherent right of the Tribe to exercise Indian Preference. Documentation of Tribal Enrollment must be included with application submission.
Job Summary
Incumbent in this position will share in providing patient care in the clinical setting in accordance with the scope and practice guidelines set forth by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or the National Certified Medical Assistant Association (NCMA). Practice will be completed professional and be governed by the certifying body and the specific policies KIC maintains to ensure that all patient needs are met.
Essential Job Functions:
PROVIDE AND ASSIST WITH PATIENT CARE SERVICES BY
MAINTAINS STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT BY
MAINTAINS EXAM ROOM INVENTORY BY
RESOLVES PROBLEMS BY
MAINTAINS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS BY
MAINTAINS SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT BY:
MAINTAINS QUALITY RESULTS BY
CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT BY:
KIC Competencies:
Cultural Competency: To be respectful and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic needs of KIC Tribal Members. Developing cultural competence is an evolving, dynamic process that takes time and occurs along a continuum.
Commitment: To serve Tribal Members and set a high standard for yourself in your performance; strive for results and success; convey a sense of urgency and bring issues to closure; and stay persistent despite obstacles and opposition.
Customer Service: Meet/exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identify, understand, and monitor the needs of both internal and external customers, always talk and act with customers in mind; and recognize working colleagues as customers.
Effective Communication: Ensure important information is passed to those who need to know; convey necessary information with respect, clearly and effectively orally or in writing
Responsiveness and Accountability: Demonstrate a high level of conscientiousness; hold oneself personally responsible for one's own work; and do the required fair share of work.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Physical Activities Include
Must be able to hear. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; and taste or smell. Each of the listed activities also requires standing, sitting, walking, bending, and stooping, climbing on stools and ladders, and routinely lifting and carrying items and boxes up to forty (40) pounds.
Position demands long periods of walking, standing, as well as the ability to lift, bend, and stoop, in the process of patient care.
License(s)
Current AAMA or NCMA license
Education and Experience
Two years ambulatory nursing experience required.
Ketchikan, AK
4 year(s) ago
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