NWCare is seeking a full-time Traveling Podiatry/ Medical Assistant who thrives in a detailed oriented, professional environment and has the ability to provide exceptional service to our patients.
NWCare provides quality on-site medical care services to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. We offer Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Mental Health, Audiology, and Physical Therapy services. Our entire team is reliable, professional, caring, and kind. Our doctors always keep the patients’ wellbeing as their top priority with a focus on excellence in care.
NWCare's culture is built on a foundation of teamwork and entrepreneurial drive. While each staff member has clear responsibilities in fulfilling our mission, we promote, expect, and reward a small business culture and work ethic where no task is above or below any individual.
We respect our team members, offer an excellent work life balance, generous benefits with and the opportunity to travel and explore the great state of Oregon.
Department:
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Podiatry
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FLSA Status:
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Non-Exempt
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Reports To:
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Medical Director
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Physical Strength:
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Heavy
Summary:
This position is responsible for providing mobile Podiatric medical assistance under the supervision of a Podiatrist by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties:
Job Duties:
Qualifications:
Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee, patients or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Education & Experience:
High school diploma or GED.
Previous Medical School applicants, withdrawn medical students, unmatched graduates or foreign graduates are encouraged to apply- salary commensurate with medical education and medical experience. Potential for Student loan forgiveness via Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualification via 501(c)3 non profit in the future.
Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations:
Certification from the American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants, PMAC (Podiatric Medical Assistant, Certified)- preferred but not required. Educational assistance provided for PMAC if needed. PMAC candidates- salary commensurate with PAMC experience.
Graduation from a Medical Assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)- preferred but not required.
Verifiable credentials from the Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants- CMA (AAMA)- preferred but not required.
Travel Requirement:
This position requires regular (21-50% of the position) in-state travel for the purpose(s) of providing mobile podiatry care at Assisted Living and Nursing homes statewide Oregon. Travel will primarily consist of day trips but may also include overnights. On Non Clinical/ Admin days- Remote home based administrative work is required.
Corporate Home base is in Salem, Oregon.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Computer Skills:
Job requires specialized computer skills. Must be adept at using various applications including database, Electronic Medical Record- EMR (Athena), spreadsheet, report writing, project management, graphics, word processing, presentation creation/editing, communicate by e-mail, HIPAA compliant secure messaging and use scheduling software.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type or dial, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and may regularly be exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, use stairways to climb to multiple floors within office building, and taste or smell, and may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Benefits:
NWCare is an EEO employer.