What are the responsibilities and job description for the CMA - Correctional Health - Days position at jpshealthnet?
Job Summary: The Certified Medical Assistant II provides medical assistance under the supervision of the physician, physician's assistant, or nursing staff.
Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:
- Assists with patient care by completing screening questions, medication reviews, obtaining vital signs, and recording height, weight, and other patient data as required.
- Prepares exam space for scheduled procedures.
- Documents all care provided in the electronic medical record.
- Delivers care appropriate for the patient’s age and development.
- Ensures exam rooms, supply rooms and other areas of the clinic are clean and well stocked.
- Cleans equipment according to instructions for use and ensures equipment has current safety inspection dates.
- Assists with scheduling appointments, completes electronic patient messages, medication refill requests and patient forms.
- Collects lab specimens as directed.
- Administers approved medications as directed.
- Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.