What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Ma'at Enterprises?
Currently seeking Medical Assistants to support the Santa Fe Indian Health Center. Duties as follows:
- Assist with screening of patients.
- Assist in collecting COVID specimen.
- Assist in supporting COVID vaccine clinics.
- Provide supporting efforts to identify and isolate COVID patients;
- Assist with venipuncture and specimen collection, and preparation for shipment to laboratory for processing.
- Assist with nursing visits for vaccination administration, and other medication administration screenings.
- Assist in direct patient care services to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients at the IHS Urgent Care, Outpatient Department, and/or other IHS Healthcare Service locations;
- Assist in answering patient calls, documenting patients' health issues and reporting to nurses; and/or
- Assist in other support services as directed by the physicians and nurses
- Observe and assess a patient's clinical condition, recognize, identify and interpret serious situations and immediately decide proper action (e.g., informs physician or takes pre-planned measures).
- Perform Point of Care Testing such as urinalysis. pregnancy tests. rapid strep tests, rapid influenza tests and blood glucose tests.
- Perform phlebotomy duties.
- Maintain an American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Perform satisfactory standards of competence, conduct, appearance and integrity.
- Abide by the IHS facility standards of conduct and the policies and procedures of the service unit and assigned department/unit.
- Perform and ensure their employee completes the required documents for the character investigation in compliance with Public Law (P.L) IO1-630 "Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act of 1990".
- Cooperate with the appropriate IHS managers when the contractor's employees are subpoenaed or requested by the Tribal. State or Federal Parties to provide testimony as stated in Section 5-27.3(8)(9) of the Indian Health Manual.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28 - $30