Medical Assistant - TB Control

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Assistant performs administrative, clinical, and financial duties for the Pima County Health Department’s Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic. This role provides assistance to physicians, physicians’ assistants, and nurse practitioners. The Medical Assistant also assists registered nurse case managers by testing patients’ vital signs, recording medical histories, taking blood samples, and ensuring patients sign consent forms prior to consultation with the case manager.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certification AND six (6) months of medical assistance work experience OR enrollment in a certified Medical Assistant (MA) Program or certification from a valid educational institute.
Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
Current Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification is required on the date of appointment.
Must provide own transportation between facility locations.

Nice To Haves

Completion of Medical Assistant (MA) course.
Experience working in an outpatient clinic setting performing administrative/front office tasks that involve use of an electronic medical record, phone, interpreter services, registering patients, scheduling, direct interaction, communication with patients, the public, other medical entities to coordinate, schedule, follow up on appointments, and obtain records.
Experience working in an outpatient clinic setting performing tasks associated with direct patient care, collecting laboratory specimens, ordering & processing diagnostic tests, quality assurance testing & monitoring, performing lab draws, performing EKGs, reconciling test results, patient procedure prepping, vital signs, inventory management, medical equipment use and maintenance performing CLIA waived tests, use of personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Ensures that the clinic and equipment are cleaned, disinfected, and organized, and that activities conducted within the clinic comply with quality assurance practices, as well as risk management, safety, and infection control procedures.
Triages patients, takes readings of vital signs, draws blood samples, performs CLIA-waived tests, and assists patients to complete mandatory information and consent forms prior to consultation and examination by the registered nurse case manager.
Assists case managers with examinations, medical procedures, and treatment of patients including, but not limited to dispensing medication and providing information on the treatment and prevention of TB.
Performs daily checks on the TB Air Monitoring System, room temperatures, and the laboratory and medication refrigerators’ temperatures to ensure they are set within the recommended optimal range.
Performs various administrative tasks including, but not limited to maintaining patients’ medical charts and files, arranging collection and delivery of laboratory samples and patient’s medication, monitoring and recording medication inventories, scheduling consultations, x-rays, and routine TB-related tests for patients, and registering patients with emocha Health and Straight Talk Prevention Services.