medical assistant

care manager

Lawndale Christian Health Center

A typical day-Some days are super busy and others are super boring.
 The co-workers are one of the best things about Lawndale, the benefits are good, cafe, and the gym are also good. The hardest part of the job is the stress that comes from the lack of order in certain departments, but if you are a laid back individual who doesn't mind it, it could work out for you.

Management is disorganized and communication is poor. I learned a lot about fellowship and the blessings you can find in the little things during hard times. 

The sense of community and sense that you are truly helping to make a difference in the surrounding Lawndale community is the best part of the job. The celebrations like holidays, birthdays, and special occasions are nice too. You will probably gain a couple pounds just from the food during celebrations. 

Pay is not very good and advancement is slow, while work load and stress can quickly escalate due to understaffing in some departments also. But it will build your capabilites. They encourage advancement in education and can work with your schedule if needed, so that is a good thing too. People that work here really care about the mission.

On a typical day at work I assisted a Physician with greeting, vitaling, and rooming patients. I assisted the with Physician with any minor procedures done in the Doctor's office, etc. During the time I have been in the market i have learned to interact with patients under any circumstance, whether or not a patient was having a good day or a bad day. If the patient was not having a good day, I always found a way to ease the patient by offering further assistance. I always managed my time wisely, if there was a very slow day in the medical office I made sure all my rooms where properly stocked, or I would make confirmation calls for follow-up appointments, answer the phone, schedule appointments, etc. I have always tried to be help out mu co workers by simply covering lunches, helping out with vitaling their patients, setting up for upcoming procedures. The hardest part of my job would be trying to please a Physician, because I have worked  with many Doctor's in the past I have experienced that each doctor has their own technique of getting things done. so my hardest thing to do is to get used to each and every Physicians customs. The most enjoyable part of the job would be interacting with my patients because i get to learn something new everyday.

It's a very busy clinic. I learned how to float to many different units and worked with patients as young as newborns to senior citizens. Some co-workers were nice, respectful, and well-mannered, while others were the opposite. There was also preference from some managers to some staff and would cause pressure to the rest of us. The hardest part of the job was not having anyone available to relieve me for lunch, I almost had to beg people to relieve me for lunch and they would be upset by it. Lunch was only 30 minutes long and took 10 minutes alone just to get to the lunch room. Most of all the staff could be super difficult to work with. Everyone scratched their own back. The most enjoyable part was working with people in the Little Village clinic. There I was able to work with great people, and was also able to counsel high school students about sexually transmitted diseases and the consequences of risky behavior.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It is hard to pick between the caring administration, dedicated  staff and wonderful patients. However the Christ based mission is what brings them all together.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Long hours with paperwork and elevated social needs and medical acuity of working in a traditionally underserved area. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very collegial and even familial.  It is a faith based environment whose mission is showing and sharing the love of Jesus Christ through providing excellent health care and wellnes services.  It is very  focused on the local community and is part of a wider outreach of education , day care, senior care, housing and other services through Lawndale Christian Church.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Presently I am doing tele-health. I will have patients scheduled for me and will call or connect with video.  Follow up on labs and paperwork.

A typical day for me in my line of work consist of going out into communities to educate on and  test 7 to 8 individuals for HIV and issue condoms to everyone I encounter. As well as to link those positive to care as well as help those not infected to maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle by providing information and resources to those  in need of such assistance. From my co-workers, I learned to have patience and conversate without displaying emotions. the hardest part of this job is to get individuals to test as well as listen to the prevention education. the most enjoyable part of this job is when I connect someone to care as well as provide helpful information and resources to help them grow a whole and overcome barriers throughout life

What is the best part of working at the company?
They work with their employees when we are having tough moments in life. This os the first company that is understanding to real life situations 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When some management single their favorites out . But this happens at alot of companies. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I currently work in mobile health !! So I don't have anyone micromanage me ..I'm granted freedom to manage my site 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We work with a very complex community.  We see alot of homelessness and drug usage. But we try our best to remain humble to give the best service to our patients.

•	Supervise and facilitate communication between staff, medical providers and patients 
•	Coordinate patient care, processed and completed payroll, create monthly and daily schedules,                                provider check-ins and resources, audits and monthly rounding on staff, Securing clinical supplies, expirations, sterilization, office supplies, forms and education handouts 
•	Coverage/lunch schedules posted, Banks distributed/controls run
•	Quality Management, Patient Outreach, Practice Management
•	Supervise staff surplus, Medical Assistants, Operators, Greeter, Interpreters, Lab Assistants, Care Coordinators,  Medical Providers, Registration Representatives

At LCHC, you find something truly unique.  No matter which position you hold, your work contributes to serving the community in a tangible way.  You help provide access to affordable health care while helping people in ways beyond just healing the human body.  

The culture is a loving family who stand by each other in and out of the workplace.  The relationships you make here are the ones that last a lifetime.  

It might not be the easiest job in the world, and it might not be in the safest neighborhood, but when you go home at the end of the day, you can look at yourself in the mirror and know you genuinely made a difference in the world.

Just know that you're going to get paid much less than anywhere else. Also know that the work culture here is unique - truly like a family. Everyone on staff is friendly and lovely. They actually care about you - as a person. And the mission is critically important. If you want to do something that matters - this is it.

But know that opportunities for advancement are very limited.

VERY IMPORTANT - this is an unapologetically faith-based organization. If you're not comfortable talking about faith, then this is probably not a good fit for you.

Lawndale Christian Health Center goes above and beyond for their community and their clients. I loved how several of the providers and other LCHC staff also lived within the community. When I joined the team everyone was genuine, kind and helped me in any way they could. The hardest part of the job is managing the extensive caseloads and balancing the pace of the clinic. The most enjoyable part of the job is how rewarding it is to work directly with children and families to improve birth outcomes and create brighter futures. LCHC also has a great management team that offers critical and beneficial supervision.

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