Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Pay Rate: $19.00 / hour $2.00 per hour from 6a to 6p and 6p to 6a

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs routine intake procedures such as height, weight, temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings
• Assists with laboratory procedures and responsible to give blood draws to patients
• Responsible to give vaccines and injections to patients
• Assists with office procedures
• Responsibility for assisting Nurse with triage of clients and transfer of charts to appropriate provider
• Assists medical providers with examination and treatment of patients
• Relieves other departments as indicated as time permits
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
• Dispenses oral, inhalation, and topical medications to patients
• Observes patients for drug reactions and reports any problems to Charge nurse
• Monitors patient's vital signs, calculate medication dosages, and stocks the medication cart
• Records what medications and dosages were given for the day
• Performs routine procedures under established protocols including phlebotomy and electrocardiograms
• Manages and maintains pharmacy stocks of medicine and medical supplies
• Practices safety, environmental and infection control methods
• Obtains routine temperature, pulse, respiration, height and weight as well as blood pressure readings at first encounter
• Responsible for assisting with maintenance of medical and laboratory equipment and for assisting with quality controls on laboratory equipment
• Responsible for routine laboratory procedures including but not limited to various dipsticks, urinalysis, hematocrit, glucose screening, gram stains, and other procedures as approved by health center policies and Jail Standards
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes
• Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies
• Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods
• Dispose of blood or other bio-hazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards or policies
• Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods
• Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer

Education and Experience: High School graduate or equivalent. Medical Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant course training with certificate of graduation and proof of Certified Medical Assistant license. On-the-job training, previous experience preferred. Personal maturity, cooperation, ability to communicate clearly.

Working Conditions: Sits and walks throughout the day. May be exposed to infection and contagious diseases, and unpleasant patient or unit elements. Handles emergency or crisis situations. Subject to many interruptions. Must be able to function in a high stress environment. Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions Requires dealing with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous people and other conflict situations.

Physical Requirements: Continuous sitting per shift. Continuous periods of walking and standing per shift. Occasional climbing stairs per shift. Remaining awake and alert while on duty per shift. Lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs periodically and lifting up to 50-100 lbs rarely. Frequently working on computers/tablets throughout the shift. Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, and twisting.

Behaviors: Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well Team Player: Works well as a member of a group Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations: Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks