Health Center Assistant - Fairview Heights, IL
Full Time
Fairview Heights, IL
$17.25 an hour
Posted
Job description
PPSLRSWMO currently has a full time opening for a
Health Center Assistant. These positions are benefited at the Fairview Heights, Illinois Health Center. The hourly rate is $17.25 an hour. Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, and retirement contribution and match opportunity.
Must have or obtain the COVID Vaccines and Booster!
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
TITLE: Health Center Assistant
LOCATION: Fairview Heights, IL
SUPERVISOR: Health Center Supervisor
FLSA: Full-time, Benefits eligible
COMPENSATION and BENEFITS:
- $17.25 base pay, rates are higher depending on experience and credentials
Planned Parenthood St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLRSWMO) offers a robust benefits package.
Employer Paid:
Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $25 per pay period
Vision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay period
Dental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay period
Life Insurance: Up to $100,000
Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)
Retirement plan with up to 6% match after 1 year of employment
Generous Paid Time Off: 10 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 1 Personal Day, 9 Holidays
Employee Paid/Voluntary Benefits Include:
Aflac: Short-Term Disability, Accident Policy and Hospitalization Policy
Life Insurance additional coverage up to $100,000
POSITION PURPOSE: The purpose of this position is to support the delivery of comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including clinical abortion care, at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri. This role requires a combination of skill and flexibility, as well as a willingness to work as a collaborative and inclusive member of a team. This role requires a compassionate individual with demonstrated communication skills and clinical proficiency.
Planned Parenthood believes that reproductive self-determination and the right to privacy are core human freedoms. Our mission is to provide comprehensive sexual health care through the provision of education, advocacy and clinical services that are affordable, accessible and available to all women, men and youth in the community, regardless of the individual's income, race, marital status, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or residence.
Does this sound like you?
- A strong commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission and values
- The ability to demonstrate respect, relate to, and care for diverse populations and communities
- Excellent customer service skills and a commitment to providing the highest quality of compassionate care for patients
- Demonstrated clinical proficiency, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
If you love the idea of making an impact on your community with a strong mission-oriented organization, we want to hear from you! You will be an integral part of our culture which fosters a commitment to our workplace values: respect, caring, support, teamwork, collaboration, accountability and responsibility.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma
- Experience in customer service or health care preferred
- CNA/ MA/ EMT certification preferred
SCHEDULE:
- Monday – Saturday; 40 hours a week, 10 hour shifts
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Consistently demonstrate appropriate service behaviors in interactions with patients and colleagues and practices In this Together and Service Standard values
- Actively contribute to an inclusive workplace culture by working collaboratively as a valued member of the care team
- Proactively work to resolve conflict and perform service recovery, as needed
- Administrative duties include answering phones, making appointments, taking messages, transferring records for patients, and ensuring completion of health center records and required forms
- Perform patient medical and social history intakes and provide education as indicated for the services patients are seeking as directed by supervisor/clinician on duty
- Complete basic lab work and follow procedures as required
- Provide patients with non-judgmental pregnancy options counseling and make referrals for service based on the patient’s choice
- Assist licensed medical staff with the delivery of reproductive and abortion care as needed
- Perform all recordkeeping duties related to patient care with accuracy
- Perform housekeeping and stocking duties as needed
- Complete HIPAA and OSHA training and other training as required
- Travel to other health centers within the affiliate as needed
PPSLRSWMO is a tobacco-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.
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