CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Certified Medical Assistant

Under the direction of a supervisor, performs clinical and clerical work of a repetitive and routine nature requiring accurate typing and knowledge of Sheriff's Office policies and procedures. Certified Medical Assistant will be performing a variety of general and advanced clerical tasks including maintenance of file systems, logs, and records and compiling information to assist in the efficient accomplishment of support activities. Primary clinical role will be administration of medication, to maintain medication storage area and reorder, stock and transcribe medication orders.

Essential job functions include administration of medication as assigned by their supervisor, administering prescribed medication to inmates and maintaining related medical records under the supervision of the Director of Nurses, administering medications via various routes, verifying identity of inmate receiving medication and ensuring documentation of drug, dosage, route, and time of administration in EMR, presenting medication to inmate and observing ingestion or other application, obtaining vital signs and observing inmates to detect response to specified types of medication and preparing a report or notifying designated personnel of unexpected reactions, providing documentation reasons a prescribed drug was not administered, monitoring and documenting in EMR temperature, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure and pulse oximetry as directed, clarifying any order or treatment regimen believed to be inaccurate, ineffective, or contraindicated by consulting with the appropriate licensed practitioner, ensuring all pharmacy carts remain clean, stocked, and orderly, adhering to all facility policies and procedures, Pharmacy Board rules, and regulations regarding the administration of documentation of narcotic medications, performing other clerical duties such as photocopying; ordering and issuing supplies; and sending, receiving, sorting, and distributing mail, answering telephone calls in a courteous and efficient manner, routing incoming calls to appropriate persons or offices, or taking messages, performing procedures such as vital signs, dressing changes, blood glucose monitoring, venipuncture for laboratory specimen collection and clinical documentation, assisting physician in exam room, keeping exam rooms stocked, maintaining medication storage area and maintaining instruments, medical equipment and supplies, calling/faxing/emailing orders for medication and medical supplies; receiving shipments from the pharmaceutical and/or supply companies; conducting inventory of all items ordered/received to assure accuracy of the order, returning discontinued medications to pharmaceutical companies as needed to receive credits on accounts in a timely manner, assuring product received from the pharmacy or other vendor is packaged and labeled appropriately prior to delivering stock to medication areas, and regular attendance and timeliness are required.

Education required includes a high school diploma or GED, graduation from an approved medical assistant training program and valid Texas Medical Assistant Certification, and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Skills and experience required include maintaining personal loyalty to the Sheriff, general knowledge of basic hardware/software and uses of a variety of different computer operating systems such as Microsoft Office Work, Excel, Outlook, general skill in operating standard office equipment such as personal computers, calculators, and telephones, possessing a thorough understanding of the importance of confidentiality, ability to accurately sort, file, and retrieve material using alphabetical, numerical, or chronological systems, keen attention to detail; careful and accurate data entry.