Sanilac County Community Mental Health Authority
Location
Watertown Township, Michigan
Salary
$19 - $24 / HOUR
The Medical Assistant provides clinical care under physician direction, including obtaining diagnostic tests, recording vital signs, and administering injections. They also facilitate communication between psychiatrists and clinical staff while managing patient documentation in electronic medical records.
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Medical Assistant program and be certified/registered, or hold a related license such as LPN or RN. Two years of experience as a Medical Assistant, specifically in mental health and administering injections, is preferred.
Position: Medical Assistant (Union)
Position code: 26-33
Position Location: All Sites
Current Work hours: 40HRS/WK
$18.91/HR-$23.82/HR
$39,342.10-$49,549.19
Position Dates: ASAP
Supervisor: Clinical Supervisor
Date Position Posted: 5/4/2026
Internal Deadline: 5/8/2026
Candidates/Employees are required to have graduated from an accredited Medical Assistant education program and be certified or registered as a Medical Assistant or have graduated and received licensure from a related accredited/licensed program (i.e. LPN, RN). Two years of experience as a Medical Assistant, experience in administering injections and Mental Health experience is preferred. For anyone working with children, they must receive 24 hours of Children’s training per calendar year.
Testing Requirements: Critical Thinking
All internal and external job applicants are required to use UltiPro to apply for this position. Please see the Sanilac County CMH website at www.sanilaccmh.org and click on “Employment”.
Job Title: Medical Assistant
Department: Outpatient, Children’s, ACT, Residential
Location: Outpatient, Children’s, ACT, DD
Supervisor: Clinical Supervisor
Shift: 8:00-5:00 Monday-Friday; as needed by department
Classification: Six (6)
Prepared Date: 10/08/2019
Reviewed By HR: 12/05/2019, 10/15/2020, 3/8/2022, 10/06/2022, 12/21/2023, 6/28/2024, 6/12/2025
Revised By: Clinical Supervisor
Supervisor Review: 10/15/2020, 5/6/2022, 12/6/2022, 12/22/2023, 10/29/2024, 6/17/2025
Revised Date: 10/15/2020, 5/6/2022, 12/21/2023
Cares for and treats, as directed by Physician, by performing the following duties.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications: Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Has the ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software.
Valid Driver' License. Chauffeurs license; if transporting individuals that receive services.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Sanilac County CMH embraces an employment environment that promotes recovery and discovery, a person-centered approach to treatment/services, and cultural competence. An employee in this or any position is expected to support the employment environment. This includes having lived experience with behavioral health issues.
In your orientation, you will find several benefits. You may want to take a moment to review the benefits listed below and costs associated with each of them. You must work over 30 hours per week to be eligible for medical and café benefits. Paid time off accruals are based on hours worked.
Eligibility: Contributions per Month
Medical Insurance: POS $1,000/$2,000- 20%
In Network-: Individual-$1,000/Family- $2,000
First of month following hire date.
$152.13 - Single
$317.08- Two Person
$417.11 - Family
Medical Insurance: BCN HMO $2,000/$4,000
H.S.A. Eligible Plan
Annual Deductibles-: Single-$2,000/Family- $4,000
First of month following hire date.
$64.87- Single
$134.73 - Two Person
Medical/Rx Alternate: HMO HSA $3400/$6800
*Exchange State Bank-H.S.A Host
H.S.A. Eligible Plan
In Network-: Single-$3,300/Family-$6,600
First of month following hire date.
$0.00 - Single
$0.00 - Two Person
$0.00 - Family
Annuity/Decline Medical Plans: Nationwide 457b
Eligible if waived all medical plans
$233/Month (less Social Security & Medicare taxes)
BCBSM: Annual Max-$1,500 per member
Orthodontics-$1,500-lifetime
First of month following hire date.
$51.22- Single
$102.45 - Two Person
$179.28 – Family
First of month following hire date.
$10.54-Single
$18.94-Employee+ Spouse
$16.84-Employee+ Child(ren)
$27.38-Family
Assurity Voluntary Benefit Options: Multiple plans available for review for employee only and for family members
First of month following hire date.
Costs vary depending on plans purchased.
*same account as your retirement contributions.
Prior to the first of each month.
Set up your own account or $233 (pretax) from medical opt out option
RELIANCE- $40,000 Policy Automatically if Union member.
*Can purchase additional Personal and Dependent/Spouse coverage.
First of month following 1st full month of employment.
Employee Only - $0.00
*Additional Personal and
Dependents/ Spouse coverage charges will vary.
Retirement: Nationwide 401(a)-
If hired on or after 9/1/2019 the Authority shall contribute an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the employee’s base wage.
For Employees hired prior to 09/01/2019, the pension formula will be a two percent (2%) multiplier and the Employer will continue to provide contributions as actuarially determined to insure the financial soundness of the fund.
Vested in the Authority’s contributions once thirty-six (36) months of service are completed with the Authority.
Vested in the Authority’s contributions once eight years of service are completed.
The Authority shall contribute fifty cents ($0.50) to the 401(a) Plan for each dollar ($1.00) an Employee contributes to his or her 457B Plan up to the first four percent (4%) of the employee’s base wage.
The Authority shall not contribute more than five percent (5%) of the employee’s base wage for its total contributions under this section.
Long Term Disability: RELIANCE – 90-day disability waiting period & receive 66 2/3% of your income
First of month following 1st full month of employment.
No cost to employee
Upon commencement of Employment - 25 days
After completion of Three Years of Employment – 30 days
After completion of Nine Years of Employment – 35 days
After completion of Twelve Years of Employment – 40 days
Accrued bi-weekly at the close of the pay period based on hours worked. 40 hours worked receives full accruals.
If time is used before 3 months and employee leaves, they must repay used portion.
See Union Contract.
Holiday Days: 14 days per year
Paid upon 1st day with Agency.
If part time, then you receive pay for regularly scheduled days/hours only.
Union: Local 1518
Must be employed for three months to reach Just Cause Status.
- $51.05(F/T- above20 hrs./wk.)
- $38.20 (P/T –12 hrs./wk. or more not to exceed 20 hrs.)
- $28.85 (Lower P/T- 12hrs. or less/wk.)
May be reimbursed up to $5,250 annually. *Requires approval and funding availability limited spaces approved each year / contingent upon funding & Agency need.
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*Note if you do not need medical insurance, $233.00 per month (less Social Security & Medicare Taxes) will be deposited into an annuity account. You will need to set up the annuity account through Nationwide Retirement.
For time off, it is calculated upon the number of hours worked – to reach the maximum benefit, you must work 40 hours per week.
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