CMA | Adolescent Behavioral Health

Adolescent Wellness Academy • Coconut Creek, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a rare opportunity for a credentialed CMA to step directly into a behavioral health environment and build experience on both sides of the clinical picture. By day you are practicing your craft -- vitals, blood draws, point-of-care screenings -- under NP supervision inside an active adolescent PHP/IOP program. The rest of your shift, you are embedded in the program itself: monitoring behavior, supporting group sessions, maintaining a safe and structured therapeutic environment, and being a consistent, trusted presence for teens at a critical point in their lives. If you are a CMA who wants real behavioral health exposure -- not just a medical office routine -- this is where you build that resume. Backgrounds that translate well: Certified Medical Assisting · Youth Behavioral Health · Adolescent Healthcare · Education · Community Services · PHP/IOP Programs

Requirements

• Active, accredited CMA credential -- required; must be current and verifiable
• Demonstrated ability to de-escalate, hold structure, and regulate without power struggles
• Strong documentation skills; EMR experience a plus (we use Kipu)
• Emotionally steady, professional, and consistent -- especially in high-acuity moments
• Understands the boundaries of both the WC and CMA roles -- escalates appropriately, never makes independent clinical decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with adolescents in a clinical, school, camp, or community setting -- strongly preferred
• Behavioral health or mental health program exposure strongly preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform vitals, blood draws, and point-of-care screenings under NP standing orders
• Monitor client behavior throughout the program day; identify and respond to escalation using trauma-informed protocols
• Support group sessions by maintaining structure, engagement, and therapeutic boundaries alongside the clinical team
• Supervise adolescent clients ages 13--17 during transitions, breaks, and unstructured time
• Maintain a safe, organized, and therapeutic facility environment
• Greet and assist families at drop-off and pick-up with professionalism and warmth
• Complete accurate, same-day documentation including wellness checks, medical records, and incident reports in Kipu
• Escalate safety concerns, medical findings, and behavioral flags to the clinical and nursing team immediately and appropriately

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree