Medical Assistant, CMC - Gurney Unit
About The Position
The Medical Assistant provides diversified administrative, clerical, technical, and supportive patient-care services for an assigned clinical area within a correctional healthcare facility. Duties may include electronic information systems management, medical-record processing, delegated medical tasks, and materials inventory and procurement. Work is performed according to applicable standards, policies, procedures, and the security requirements of UTMB Correctional Managed Care and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Depending on the assigned area, responsibilities may include administrative and data-entry support; maintaining and retrieving medical records; receiving, storing, distributing, and inventorying supplies and materials; and performing tasks delegated by physicians under RN supervision. The role may assist with outpatient clinic patient flow, obtain vital signs and specimens, and collect blood samples by venipuncture. The position is based in an administrative or clinical office setting within a correctional facility, in a comfortable indoor area that may sometimes involve noise, odors, cramped work space, or fumes. The work may require rotating shifts, walking, standing, CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, or patients, with occasional awkward lifting of more than 50 pounds. The employee may be exposed to communicable diseases, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients. Security clearance and pre-employment drug testing are required.
Requirements
- Be a Registered Medical Assistant or a graduate of an approved Medical Assistant Program.
- BLS-HP certification is required.
- Security clearance is required.
- Pre-employment drug testing is required.
- Adequate vision, hearing, speech, and sense of touch to perform tasks and communicate accurately.
- Careful attention to detail and alertness to avoid injury.
- Ability to perform physical duties that may include walking, standing, CPR, and lifting; occasional awkward lifting may exceed 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Operate personal computers to enter and assimilate data, generate reports, draft routine correspondence, and develop administrative analyses.
- Perform facility administrative support tasks, including filing, mail functions, faxing, and typing correspondence.
- Perform complex administrative support duties involving 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 storeroom or warehouse.
- Fill requisitions, work orders, and supply requests; return expired or unused supplies to vendors for credit.
- Maintain facility equipment and execute work orders as necessary.
- Perform tasks delegated by physicians and supervised by RN staff.
- Demonstrate competency in basic clinic tasks outlined in the approved Competency Based Orientation Tool.
- Assist with patient flow in the assigned outpatient clinic.
- Obtain vital signs and collect excretory specimens such as urine and feces.
- Obtain blood samples by venipuncture.
- Adhere to internal controls and the reporting structure.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
