Medical Assistant (Ma) Job Ms-Ma-7806204

Summary

• Specialty: Medical Assistant (MA)
• Profession: Allied Health
• Schedule: Mon-Fri, 6:00 PM-2:30 AM
• Rate: $960/40-hours
• Facility Type: Correctional
• Open To Travelers: Yes
• Location: San Diego, California
• Job Type: Contract
• Ref #: MS-MA-7806204
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 28 weeks

Requirements

• At least 12 consecutive months of performing similar services within the last 3 years
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross (with AED)
• Active Medical Assistant Certificate from a California Department of Consumer Affairs-approved agency for MA practice
• Must be proficient in the English Language (Speaking/Writing)

Responsibilities
The Medical Assistant's role encompasses a range of administrative and clinical responsibilities, including procedures regulated by certification, such as:

• Assisting and following provider orders during medical exams and treatments.
• Scheduling patients/youths, managing medical clinic and office supplies, and assisting staff with utensil counting.
• Observing, documenting, and reporting clinical symptoms and behaviors, including medical history, test results, and vitals.
• Gathering lab specimens with proper equipment and labeling.
• Administering basic life support in emergencies for patients/youth and staff.
• Carrying out CLIA-waived point-of-care testing to assess a patient/youth's physical condition.
• Providing therapeutic interventions for physical/behavioral adaptive skills.
• Administering prescribed medications topically, sublingually, and orally.
• Explaining treatment procedures and medical instructions to patients/youths and staff.
• Removing casts, splints, sutures, and external medical devices.
• Identifying patients/youths with disabilities for appropriate accommodations.
• Conducting basic vision tests when required.
• Collecting blood via capillary and venipuncture methods.
• Interviewing patients/youths to gather medical information, preparing them for medical exams
• Recording vital signs.
• Recognizing and reporting potential security breaches or behaviors indicating incidents.
• Maintaining medical information confidentiality.
• Conducting eye and ear washes.
• Safely utilizing medical equipment.
• Attending to the physical comfort of patients/youths.
• Demonstrating the use of healthcare appliances (e.g., canes, crutches, braces).
• Changing simple dressings.
• Providing basic breathing treatments.
• Performing intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections, as well as skin tests.
• Safeguarding patients'/youths' personal belongings securely.
• Implementing universal precautions for infection control.