Medical Assistant (MA) - Jester 3 Unit
About The Position
The Medical Assistant provides diversified administrative, clerical, and technical assistance, along with supportive, age-specific, and developmentally appropriate patient care functions in an assigned clinical area within a correctional healthcare facility. Duties may involve electronic information systems, medical records processing, delegated medical tasks, and materials inventory or procurement, according to the needs of the assigned area. All work is performed in accordance with UTMB Correctional Managed Care and TDCJ standards, policies, procedures, and security considerations. The position may perform administrative support and data entry, retrieve and maintain medical records, manage medical supplies and equipment, or complete clinical tasks delegated by physicians and supervised by RN staff. Clinical activities may include supporting patient flow, obtaining vital signs, collecting specimens, and drawing blood by venipuncture. The role is based in an administrative or clinical office within a correctional facility, including a prison, jail, or juvenile detention center. Security clearance and pre-employment drug testing are required. The indoor work environment may include noise, odors, cramped workspaces, or fumes, and occupational exposure to communicable diseases, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients. Physical effort may range from moderate to extreme and can include walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, or patients; occasional lifting may exceed 50 pounds. Rotating shifts may be required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Registered Medical Assistant or graduate of an approved Medical Assistant Program.
- BLS-HP certification required.
- Security clearance required.
- Pre-employment drug testing required.
Responsibilities
- Operate computers to enter and compile data, generate reports, draft routine correspondence, and prepare administrative analyses.
- Perform facility administrative support tasks such as filing, mail handling, faxing, and typing correspondence.
- Carry out administrative support duties requiring some independent judgment under general direction and supervision.
- Operate data-entry systems for entry, tracking, and reporting.
- Retrieve medical record charts and maintain a tracking system for facility records.
- Review medical records for completeness and accuracy, and file records, forms, and loose-leaf record elements after use.
- Receive, store, distribute, and inventory materials, including medicines and medical supplies.
- Maintain inventory levels and stock records in a facility supply storeroom or warehouse.
- Fill requisitions, work orders, and supply requests, and return expired or unused supplies to vendors for credit.
- Maintain facility equipment and execute work orders as needed.
- Perform tasks delegated by physicians and supervised by RN staff.
- Demonstrate competency in basic clinic tasks described in the approved Competency Based Orientation Tool.
- Assist with patient flow in the assigned outpatient clinic.
- Obtain vital signs, collect urine and fecal specimens, and obtain blood samples by venipuncture.
- Follow internal controls and reporting structures.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
