Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation) upon hire.
• BCLS (Basic Life Support) upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree.
• Previous mental health-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect pertinent patient health and situation information, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output.
• Report abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team.
• Participate in care planning and the nursing report process.
• Respect patients’ and families’ rights to participate in care decisions.
• Use standardized techniques to keep patients and families informed.
• Provide personal care, including bathing, oral care, and skin care.
• Assist patients with eating, hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
• Use safe patient-handling practices during basic restorative care, including ambulation, range of motion, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
• Promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
• Demonstrate standard and transmission-based precautions and infection-control techniques.
• Provide the RN with details about patient progress toward goals and outcomes.
• Document all care in the patient record.
• Support identification and analysis of errors and near misses within a safety culture.
• Participate in departmental safety inspections as assigned to help ensure compliance with hospital safety standards.
• Follow hospital and regulatory agency safety goals and objectives and observe the limitations of unlicensed assistive care.