Vaccine Coordinator / Medical Assistant III

Job Description

Job Description

Job description : Vaccine coordinator

Reports To : Director of Population Health

Status : Full-Time, Non-Exempt

BACKGROUND : The Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley is a 501(c)3, nonprofit, community health clinic, located in San Jose, California. We serve people from all walks of life, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability and take pride in serving our diverse patients and clients. Besides having a highly talented medical and dental department, the Indian Health Center also has an outstanding counseling department, community wellness center and WIC (Women Infants and Children) department.

Position Summary : The Vaccine Coordinator position reports to the Director of Population Health. Duties include managing, developing and improving the IHCSCV Immunization program. In addition, she / he will assists the physician(s) in preparing patients to be examined, and for setting up the examining rooms. The IHC is a Patient Centered Health Home and all employees are an integral part of this model of care delivery.

Immunization Duties & Responsibilities :

• Ensuring accurate Immunization inventory & ordering
• Securing safe practices for vaccine storage & temperature tracking.
• Working on various Immunization-related reports such as “pending vaccine”, vaccine usage”, “vaccine data loggers”,etc.
• Assisting with pre-audit work as needed.
• Conducting internal vaccine audits for various program improvements.
• Actively participate in immunization recalls.
• Knowledgeable in immunization schedules both regular & catch-up for both children & adults.
• Participate / Support in staff trainings for continued improvements of skills & knowledge.
• Attend internal and external immunization-related meetings.
• Provide guidance to staff with special IZ programs such as VFA, VFC, Merck Vaccine Program, etc.
• Assists compiling IZ reports for different funding / auditing agencies.
• Annually recertify EZIZ lessons.

Assists with Flu clinics & other outreach efforts for vaccine compliancy in the community

General MA Duties & Responsibilities :

Vital signs, chief complaints

Required Qualifications, Knowledge & Abilities :

Physical Requirements :

Working Conditions :

Preference is given to qualified American Indians in accordance with the American Indian Alaskan Native Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code Sections 472, 473 and 473a). Other than the above, the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley is an equal opportunity employer including minorities, women, disabled and veterans.