Certified Medical Assistant

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Place of Performance: The Medical Assistant services will be performed on-site in the Health Services Department at the Federal Detention Center in Miami, FL 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 6:00am-2:30pm. You must pass mandatory background, credit check and drug screening.

Pay: $26.05 per hour.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Health insurance benefit.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401k.
• Vacation.
• Sick leave.

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 6:00am-2:30pm.

Education and Experience:

• The Medical Assistants shall possess a minimum of two (2) years of relevant clinical experience in a medical setting. The individual must maintain current Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• The Medical Assistants is required to hold all applicable and current professional licenses, certifications, and credentials in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Description of Duties:

• Provide nursing care to include, taking and recording patient history, vital signs, making appointments, assisting physician assistants (PA's) and physicians in clinical activities.
• Draw blood from patients for analysis or other medical purposes.
• Collect and process Urinalysis.
• Operate the EKG machine, and other special medical apparatus and equipment within the HSU.
• Will assist PAs and visiting clinical specialty consultants in the management and coordination of patient flow through the chronic care clinic, optometry and general clinics when scheduled.
• Will assist primary providers in the urgent care room when necessary.
• General nursing duties.
• Receive the adults in custody (AIC) passes, pull, file and copy medical records and maintain supplies in all exam rooms.
• Screening eye exams and assisting physicians and mid-level practitioners in minor surgical cases.
• Maintain daily sick call list.
• Administer treatments/procedures such as nebulizer, ear lavage, and other routine procedures and prepare and administer medications with physician authorization.
• Performs daily pill pass to the AIC as needed and designated by the clinical director.
• Performs any other miscellaneous duties as assigned by the HSA, ASHA, or the clinical director.

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