About this role
Full-time Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-6:30 pm
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
* Assists nurses or providers with procedures and examination procedures as needed. * Performs CLIA waived laboratory procedures. * Performs specific functions in conjunction with health assessment such as vital signs, weight, height, etc. * Assists in maintaining stock for examining rooms/lab and general maintenance of examining rooms/lab. * Serves as a patient educator by providing information on specific health care issues. * Documents accurately in the medical record. * Participate in the Health Disparities Collaborative by collecting data, educating patients, and maintaining adequate documentation * Interview patients to obtain medical information * Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for provider. * Prepare and administer medications as directed by the physician * Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing * Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians’ instructions to patients * Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean
EDUCATION
* High School diploma or equivalent. * Professional license/Specialized training, One-year certificate from college or technical school * Completion of formal training program as a medical assistant.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
* Current and valid Florida medical assistant certification. * Current Basic Life Support Certification