School Based Health Center Coordinator

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Basic Life Support (BLS), Behavioral Health, Calendar Management, Certified Medical Assistant, Clinical Assessment, Clinical Support, Clinical Trial, Community Support, Documentation, English Language, Family Medicine, Family Planning, Funding, Geriatrics, Health Education, Healthcare, High School Diploma, Insurance, Internal Medicine, Inventory Management, Laboratory, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Medical Assistance, Medical Records, Medications, Multilingual, Nonprofit, Nursing, Onboarding, Operational Support, Operations, Operations Management, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Patient Registration, Pediatrics, Phlebotomy, Plan Meetings, Regulatory Requirements, Safety/Work Safety, Spanish Language, Testing, Training/Teaching, Vaccination
LOCATION
MA
POSTED
15 days ago

Established in 1980, the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) is a multi-site mission-driven non-profit organization employing over 700 staff whose primary focus is providing the highest quality patient care to residents throughout the Merrimack Valley. Nationally recognized as a leader in community medicine (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and geriatrics), GLFHC has clinical sites throughout the service area and is the sponsoring organization for the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program.

GLFHC is currently seeking a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Clinical Coordinator to join our School-Based Health team. Reporting to the Operations Manager/Clinical Site Manager, this dual-role position provides both administrative leadership and direct clinical support within the School-Based Health Centers. The Clinical Coordinator oversees daily operations, supports patient care activities, manages vaccines and supplies, and serves as a key liaison between providers, school staff, students, and families to ensure efficient and high-quality care delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily administrative operations to ensure efficient clinic workflow and organization.
  • Coordinate scheduling, meetings, onboarding activities, reports, and general office operations.
  • Support patient care by rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, administering vaccines, performing testing, and assisting providers with clinical procedures.
  • Perform phlebotomy and laboratory-related duties as needed.
  • Manage patient registration, insurance verification, appointment scheduling, and health record updates.
  • Oversee vaccine inventory, medication management, and medical supply ordering.
  • Assist students and families with insurance enrollment and Health Safety Net applications.
  • Coordinate referrals, medical records requests, and follow-up care activities.
  • Provide health education and support to students and families.
  • Collaborate with providers, school nurses, behavioral health staff, and community partners to support coordinated patient care.
  • Ensure compliance with documentation, confidentiality, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Experience

  • 3+ years of administrative or coordination experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
  • 1-2 years of Medical Assistant experience required.
  • Phlebotomy experience preferred.
  • Experience working with pediatric or school-based populations preferred.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.

Education & Certifications

  • High School Diploma required; Associate Degree preferred.
  • Medical Assistant Certification required.
  • Vaccine Certification required.
  • Current BLS Certification required.
  • ABCD Family Planning Training preferred.

GLFHC offers a great working environment, comprehensive benefit package, growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement.

About the Company

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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center with clinical sites in located in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts, serves over 60,000 unique patients from Lawrence and the surrounding communities of Methuen, Andover, North Andover and Haverhill. It is the second-largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Since 1980, GLFHC has been fulfilling its mission “to improve and maintain the health of individuals and families in the Merrimack Valley by providing a network of high quality, comprehensive health care services and by training health care professionals who can respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population.”

GLFHC is also home to the nationally-recognized Lawrence Family Medicine Residency (LFMR) program, the first family medicine residency program of its kind in the United States. Solely owned and operated as an academic medical residency by the health center, LFMR has graduated close to 200 primary care physicians. The majority of LFMR graduates have either stayed at the health center or have chosen to stay working in low-income, underserved communities in Massachusetts and across the country. In FY2020, LFMR will be home to 42 residents who participate in one of the only 4-year programs in the country as part of a demonstration project conducted by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1980
WEBSITE
https://glfhc.org/