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Requisition No: 808685

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS MEDICAL ASSISTANT - 64950211

Position Number: 64950211

Salary: $20.00 Per Hour

Posting Closing Date: 08/22/2023

Open Competitive Opportunity

Specific Responsibilities:

Clinical duties:

• Assists with vaccine inventory and temperature logs.
• Administers medications per provider orders and documents required information in the electronic health record.
• Explains exam and procedure to patient.
• Takes patient’s vital signs and reports any abnormalities to a nurse or provider.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Records patient’s medical history, medication list, allergies, any recent test results, and records in medical record.
• Contacts patients regarding test results and need for follow up.
• Offers client education and information regarding referrals and follow up.
• Assists providers with patient exams and acts as chaperon.
• Enters laboratory requisitions written by providers.
• Ensures a safe and healthy environment by adhering to OSHA guidelines for the prevention of exposure to blood-borne pathogens, utilization of universal precautions.
• Assists with medication inventory.
• Prepares and ensures specimens are correctly labeled for transport to laboratory.
• Assists with cleaning and sterilization of equipment.
• Assists nurses as needed.
• Inputs referrals according to the provider into referral database (Plan Link/EPIC)
• Complete follow-up lists by following provider and Nurse instructions.
• Provides pretest counseling prior to performing HIV rapid testing.
• Serve as the backup to perform laboratory collections (venipunctures/urine/finger sticks) testing.
• Informs providers of any known abnormal lab or diagnostic results and informs provider when patients are ready to be seen.
• Provides immunization as recommended by nursing assessment and records necessary information into Florida Shots.
• Prepares clients to be seen by provider and ensure appropriate exam and testing supplies are in the room.
• Conducts follow up calls to patients for missed appointment.
• Assist with ensuring efficient patient flow.

Administrative

• Participates in meetings and in services as assigned.
• Contact patients by phone or mail for coordination of care and scheduling of visits.
• As needed, assist in the tracking, management, and referral of patients for follow-up care
• Tracking of clinical results including but not limited to pap smears and breast imaging studies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
• Following initiation by the provider, completion and tracking of referrals for high-risk maternity care
• Enters health information and other pertinent data into Plan Link, FL SHOTS, and/or other required systems timely and accurately.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
• Re-schedules patients for new appointment
• Monitoring lab reports to ensure receipt and provider review of all abnormal pap smear and pathology findings.
• As needed, assist in the clinic including all responsibilities under the scope of Medical Assistant
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor as needed.
• Schedules time off in advance and collaborates with supervisor to ensure work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Orders supplies as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

N/A

Qualifications:

N/A

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

West Palm Beach Health Center

1150 45th Street

West Palm Beach, FL. 33407

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• And more!
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) to conduct this background check. Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.