Medical Assistant Positions for Spanish and/or Korean Speakers
Job Description
Job Description
Kheir Clinic is committed to providing linguistically and culturally-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the under served and uninsured residents of Southern California.
Kheir Clinic was established in 1986 to serve as a bridge between low-income, recently-immigrated, non-English speaking Korean community and local health and social service providers. Today, KHEIR has evolved into a broad-based agency that provides services to the indigent population in four interrelated areas; Human Services, Senior Affordable Housing, Adult Day Heath Care, and Healthcare services.
Summary: The Medical Assistant will be responsible for overseeing operation of patient intake, support physicians and medical staff, and maintain examination rooms and medical equipment. This person will assist with front office duties including clinic reception and medical record keeping when necessary. He/She must be experienced in all procedures of medical assisting for clinical and administrative knowledge. The Medical Assistant will report to the Chief Clinical Officer.
REQUIREMENTS:
- MUST be bilingual English/Korean or English/Spanish
- Minimum High School diploma or its equivalent
- Medical Assistant Certificate
- Computer skills
- Minimum 1-year of recent related experience preferred
Send in your resume and cover letter with salary requirement for immediate consideration.
*NOTE*: RN candidates NOT accepted
Company DescriptionKheir Clinic (formally known as Kheir Center) is a nonprofit community clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center in Wilshire Center/Koreatown, located approximately 3 miles west of Downtown LA. We are committed to providing linguistically and culturally-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California. Kheir Clinic was established in 1986 to serve as a bridge between the low-income, recently-immigrated, non-English speaking Korean community and local health and social service providers in LA. Today, Kheir is a broad-based agency and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive services for underserved populations in four interrelated areas: Health Care, Human Services, Adult Day Health Care, and Affordable Housing. Kheir is currently the only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the nation that offers a full suite of services in 5 different languages including: English, Bengali, Korean, Spanish and Thai. We currently have 8 sites and 140 employees with 15+ contract consultants. We are expected to provide over 123,000 patient visits this year. Our strength comes from the social impact our organization makes on improving the lives of all our patients and the community at large. We invite you to learn more about Kheir Clinic online! www.lakheir.org
Company Description
Kheir Clinic (formally known as Kheir Center) is a nonprofit community clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center in Wilshire Center/Koreatown, located approximately 3 miles west of Downtown LA. We are committed to providing linguistically and culturally-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California. Kheir Clinic was established in 1986 to serve as a bridge between the low-income, recently-immigrated, non-English speaking Korean community and local health and social service providers in LA. Today, Kheir is a broad-based agency and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive services for underserved populations in four interrelated areas: Health Care, Human Services, Adult Day Health Care, and Affordable Housing. Kheir is currently the only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the nation that offers a full suite of services in 5 different languages including: English, Bengali, Korean, Spanish and Thai. We currently have 8 sites and 140 employees with 15+ contract consultants. We are expected to provide over 123,000 patient visits this year. Our strength comes from the social impact our organization makes on improving the lives of all our patients and the community at large. We invite you to learn more about Kheir Clinic online! www.lakheir.org