Salary: $16 - 20 per hour

Duke City Pediatrics is looking to add an exceptional Full Time or Part Time Medical Assistant to join our team! At Duke City, we pride ourselves on offering fast, friendly, quality care to all residents of New Mexico in need. If you are a positive, driven person who enjoys a challenging workplace and exudes a positive attitude, we are looking for you!

Overview/Job Purpose

The Pediatric Medical Assistant is responsible for supporting the clinic supervisor and entire clinical team in the care of infants, children, and adolescents in the clinic. The Pediatric Medical Assistant's primary purpose is to monitor patient flow to ensure maximum efficiency while providing fast, friendly, quality patient care. The Pediatric MA must establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, and DCPC employees. The Pediatric MA performs skills such as wound care and splint application and assists with additional procedures to support the clinical team. The Pediatric Medical Assistant is also responsible for maintaining safe, clean,organized and well-stocked patient care and clinical areas while assuring adherence to applicable policies and procedures.

Summary of Duties:

As a Pediatric Medical Assistant at Duke City Primary Care, your day-to-day duties may include, but are not limited to, the various tasks below:

• Assist the nurse and other support staff in the management and observation of all patients in the clinic.
• Identify and assess patients presenting with clinical symptoms requiring additional intervention and promptly notify a nurse and/or provider.
• Provide oxygen therapy, IV set up, catheterization, suctioning; cardiac monitor application, and basic assessments under the supervision of RN or attending provider as requested.
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient and staff safety by seeking opportunities to improve safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
• Other duties as assigned.