Health Center Team Lead (Medical Assistant Experience Required)

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We do not discriminate for any reason.  We welcome talented individuals who believe in our mission, drive the organization forward, and recognize the positive impact they can bring to our communities.

Position Summary

The Team Lead is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, organizing, and supervising health center activities under the direction of the Health Center Manager. The team lead is a superuser in their area and practices in accordance to established ACCESS policies and procedures. They work to ensure that each patient has a positive experience.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Train/precept new and existing staff according to standards and processes
• Serve as the health center super-user for Epic and other tools/systems (including but not limited to Remedyforce, Safety Zone, ICare, Coupa, etc.)
• Supervise staff (in absence/at direction of manager) providing leadership and direction to all health center employees, motivate staff and ensure focus on the mission
• Provide clear and constructive performance feedback to staff, share performance feedback with health center manager
• Partner with providers and staff to solve problems, patient issues/complaints, etc.; provide conflict resolution support for team members (service recovery)
• Support manager with introduction and monitoring of new processes and procedures for the department when necessary.
• Assist with operational workflows - clinic scheduling, patient wait times, and other areas of concern to increase efficiency and quality services.
• Maintain health center inventory; replenish supplies as necessary
• Develop/prepare monthly staff time schedules; completes daily work schedule of assignments including scheduling lunch and breaktimes as directed by manager
• Facilitates quality control activities

• Support manager with compliance with OSHA, IDPH, TJC and other regulatory agency standards
• Handle emergencies according to policy, as necessary
• Conduct daily health center huddles in absence of manager or as directed
• Ensure adherence to end of day processes (including) cash collection processes
• Perform all duties within their scope of practice (expert in their scope of practice).
• Serve as health center liaison for Vaccine For Children (VFC)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements/Preferences

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum two (2) years’ experience in health care required
• A minimum one (1) year experience as a medical assistant required

• A minimum of six (6) months’ experience as Epic super user required
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office products especially Outlook, Word, Excel required

ACCESS is a Network of Federally Qualified Health Centers treating patients on the frontlines of community-based health care. Depending on position applied/being recruited for, candidates may be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases, and provide supporting documentation proving that they are properly vaccinated, or apply for religious and/or medical vaccination exemption as a part of the application process.