Medical Assistant (Care Team) - Helen Hunt Health Center

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Penobscot Community Health Care

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Old Town, Maine

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant will support providers and the care team by assisting with patient care, treatments, and clinical decision-making in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include rooming patients, performing clinical procedures like blood draws and medication administration, and managing electronic charts.

Qualifications

We're looking for a Medical Assistant with a high school diploma or equivalent and evidence of Medical Assistant training or MA Certification. You should be adaptable, efficient, and warm, with strong communication skills and clinical judgment. BLS certification is required upon hire.

Job Description

Are you a vibrant, adaptable Medical Assistant looking for your next big adventure? Do you love the energy of a fast-paced clinic where every day is a little different—and every patient matters? If so, Helen Hunt Health Center might be your perfect fit. We’re looking for a Medical Assistant who brings both efficiency and warmth to the work—someone who can move with purpose while still making each patient feel like the most important person in the room. In this role, you’ll support providers and the Care Team in delivering scheduled acute care, gaining hands-on experience with everything from minor injuries to that lingering cough that just won't go away. If you're ready to grow your skills, make a real impact, and be part of something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

All full-time, externally hired Medical Assistants will receive a $3500 sign on /retention bonus!

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday, 6:30am-5pm (Thursdays + Weekends OFF)

Highlights of the Position:

  • Compassionate, Collaborative Care: Demonstrate empathy, strong communication, and sound clinical judgment while supporting patients and the care team.

  • Direct Provider Support: Assist providers with patient care, treatments, and clinical decision-making to ensure smooth, high-quality visits in an acute care setting.

  • Clinical Desktop & Chart Management: Conduct chart reviews, manage medication refills, and support pre-visit planning and other clinical requests.

  • Patient Preparation & Procedures: Room patients, maintain exam spaces, administer medications and vaccines, draw blood, and process labs under provider direction.

  • Quality & Compliance: Support adherence to quality standards and help implement best practices across the clinic.

  • Patient & Team Engagement: Collaborate across clinical and administrative teams to enhance patient experience and clinic workflows while ensuring patients feel heard and respected.

Join PCHC's nationally recognized non-profit organization:

  • Federally Qualified Health Center offering integrated Medical Home Model
  • Collegial professional atmosphere with informed leadership
  • Flexible schedules supportive of work/life balance
  • Competitive compensation and generous benefits
  • PCHC provides comprehensive, patient-centered care with integrated services, including Psychiatry & Mental Health, Dental, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Geriatrics, Laboratory Services, Physical Therapy, and more! 

Required:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Evidence of Medical Assistant training including all the essential job functions, knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here in this job description, or MA Certification required.
  • Will have up to-date training and certification in Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Health & Safety Institute. Must obtain within 2 weeks if not current at hire.
  • Initial and maintained Certification is highly encouraged and supported.

Preferred:

  • Graduate of an accredited program for Medical Assistants, or
    CMA- Certification by the AAMA, or
    RMA- Certification by the AMT, or
    CCMA- Certification by the NHA.
    Or prepared to certify within 60 days of hire.

Curious, or interested to learn more? Apply today! You can request a full copy of the detailed job description by emailing recruitment@pchc.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Penobscot Community Health Care

PCHC, a non-profit organization founded in 1997, is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the Greater Bangor area, Waldo County, and in the Jackman region. Its purpose is to ensure access to comprehensive and integrated out-patient health care services to those on MaineCare, Medicare and those both with and without insurance – regardless of their ability to pay. PCHC is recognized as a leader among the nation's Community Health Centers, and has been named an “exemplar practice” by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s leading health care foundation. PCHC practices are staffed by about 200 clinicians including medical and dental practitioners, mental health providers, physical therapists, pharmacists, and medical specialists. PCHC now provides over 400,000 patient visits for almost 65,000 patients annually. Its four largest practices in Bangor, Brewer, and Old Town are open seven days a week, including all day Saturday and Sunday and weekday evenings by appointment and through four Walk-In Care Clinics, for the convenience of its patients, and the public. PCHC has sixteen practices and program service sites in the Bangor area, plus one in Belfast, offering a wide range of services including family medicine, dental, pediatrics, geriatrics, nursing home care, psychiatry, mental health and substance abuse services, physical therapy, lab, x-ray, pharmacy and healthcare for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. In addition, PCHC has a team of medical specialists who deliver a wide range of specialty services including allergy, gynecology, orthopedics, podiatry, dermatology and osteopathic manipulative therapy. All PCHC services are provided with a sliding fee scale based on income through its Affordable Care Program to make certain that everyone can obtain the healthcare services they need. About 7% of PCHC’s budget is funded by Federal operating grants.
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