Medical Assistant-Certified

About the job

Pioneer Human Services is hiring a full-time Medical Assistant-Certified in Spokane for its Behavioral Health Division. The medical assistant gives health care to residents in treatment, assesses physical conditions, delivers medications and supports cost-effective medical services for behavioral health clients.

Pioneer Human Services is a non-profit that helps justice-involved people with rehabilitation and reintegration; it has 35+ locations across Washington state and served over 9,500 people in 2024.

What you'll do

• Assess and report clients' physical and psychological concerns, take vital signs and request nursing consults
• Give medications within your scope of practice, follow and transcribe physician orders, and store, order and return resident medications under pharmacy policy
• Give intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, do TB testing, blood draws, urine drug screens, aseptic wound care and ear lavage
• Teach health education classes and coach clients on topics such as taking their own medications, infection prevention, nutrition and nicotine
• Help set up clinic and telehealth visits for clients and assist physicians with clinical work
• Document behaviors, symptoms, medication delivery and treatment progress, and give input to each resident's Individual Service Plan
• Give verbal and written shift reports and work with the interdisciplinary team, including staff meetings and nursing care planning
• Explain program policy to clients as needed
• Stock, inventory and help order supplies, and keep equipment clean and safe

What you need

• GED or high school diploma
• Washington State Medical Assistant Certification (MA-C)
• Pre-employment and ongoing drug testing, including for marijuana, since the job is considered safety sensitive

Preferred

• Experience in behavioral health or rehabilitation
• Six months of work as a medical assistant in a residential setting

Schedule

• Full-time
• Swing shift, Monday through Thursday, 5:00 PM to 3:00 AM

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• A flexible spending account and a dependent care flexible spending account
• Employer-provided life insurance, AD&D insurance and disability coverage
• Front-loaded tuition assistance and a retirement plan
• Employee recognition programs, public transportation discounts and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)