Eskenazi Health

WIC CLINIC ASSISTANT-Bilingual


PayCompetitive
LocationIndianapolis/Indiana
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 16871

      Marion County Public Health Department is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Marion County Public Health Department also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at: hrmail@hhcorp.org.

      Job Role Summary

      WIC Clinic Assistant is responsible for performing clerical duties and clinical duties relative to certification of individuals for the Women, Infant, and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC). This position is responsible for making appointments, determines income and residential eligibility, lab work, which includes height, weight, and iron and leads checks, prepares monthly statistical and other reports on clinic activity, explains and interprets Federal, State, and local regulations to applicants.

      Qualifications

      • Completion of high school, GED or equivalence; 6 month-1 year of clerical experience in health care setting with public contact is beneficial but not mandatory
      • License/Certification required: valid Indiana drivers’ license; access to personal transportation

      Licenses/Certifications Required

      • License/Certification required: valid Indiana drivers’ license; access to personal transportation

      Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

      • Communicate tactfully/pleasantly with public
      • Work effectively under pressure of patient volume
      • Effectively organize and carry out work responsibilities
      • Work effectively with clinic team and other health care professionals and community health care agencies to exchange information concerning program clients

      Working Enviornment

      • Travel required between various program locations
      • Exposure to communicable illness and disease due to direct and frequent client contact
      • Some physical lifting and carrying supplies, walking and standing

      All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

  • About the company

      For 160 years, Eskenazi Health has offered high-quality, cost-effective and patient-focused health care to the residents of Marion County and Central Indiana. As one of America’s largest essential health care systems, Eskenazi Health provides treatment and services through nearly 1 million outpatient visits each year.