Medical Assistant
What will you do? As a Medical Assistant at Aspire Health Partners, your job purpose will be to provide a variety of essential functions to ensure effective operations of assigned programs.
These functions include :
- Perform routine intake procedures relating to medical issues and initiate and maintain client medical charts.
- Administer or observe medications and document prescription medications, blood pressure, behavior and other related issues.
- Take client vital signs as appropriate, change wound dressings and perform other routine supervised nursing activities.
- Order, inventory and maintain stock of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs and first aid supplies. Assist nurse or medical provider as required during sick call.
- May monitor clients during daily activities including work, meals and recreation to ensure compliance with program commitments and regulations.
- Monitor client telephone conversations, assist clients in accessing program resources, complete discharge plans.
- Transport clients to offsite activities as directed and periodically assist other staff with searches of rooms and personal belongings.
- Communicate unusual issues or circumstances to supervisory personnel and communicate with night personnel at change of shift to provide complete information regarding current client and facility conditions.
- May perform some administrative functions including client room assignments.
- May facilitate group recovery meetings and house meetings, note critical issues to review with others and collect fees for services.
- May obtain insurance benefits, authorization and continues reviews.
- May monitor clients issuing urine samples for laboratory testing and prepare and maintain required documentation for chain of custody.
- Document client behavior and other related data. Prepare periodic and special reports relating to work activities and project progress.
- Perform crisis interventions as required.
- Ensure the proper disposal of bio-hazardous material.
- Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adheres to agency policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma and certifications as MA
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through recognized association
- Level II Background clearance
- Pass a Motor Vehicles Records review. (Must be a minimum age of 21 to operate company vehicles)
30+ days ago