Job Description: Medical Assistant
Company: Priority Groups
Reports to: RN Supervisor at each facility
Job Summary:
The Medical Assistant is a crucial member of the nursing team, providing essential nursing support services. The duties include but are not limited to the following tasks in performing patient care. Note that 'patient' refers to clients, residents, and/or patients.
Job Responsibilities:
- Determine when to seek a nurse for interpretation of medical/nursing documentation (e.g., schedules, inventory, prescriptions).
- Draft documentation and maintain office filing systems.
- Perform related clerical duties, including but not limited to data entry and calculations related to invoices, billing, expenses, and inventory.
- Duplicate and collate Youth's triage forms and other medical documents.
- Store and manage health-related documents and other confidential materials for the medical unit.
- Conduct medical filing of medical and mental health records.
- Appropriately transmit a Youth's triage forms to the Youth's placement location.
- Maintain and manage medical supplies and medical equipment.
- Maintain and manage office supplies, equipment, and printed forms.
- Follow up on requests for medical supplies/equipment and repairs.
- Type weekly reports, memos, and orientation materials as needed.
Qualifications:
- Current Medical Assistant certificate from an approved school.
- Six months of recent healthcare experience preferred.
- Able to meet health standards of employment.
- Maintain current CPR and heart saver certifications if required by contract.
- Successfully complete orientation and competencies.
Physical Requirements:
- Maintain physical capabilities to perform all work-related duties.
- Ability to tolerate varied levels of stress.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
Work setting:
Work Location: In person