Medical Assistant

Job Description: Medical Assistant (CMA)

Reports to: Nursing Director

Time commitment: Part-time, 21-24 hours per week

Pay: $18.00/hour

Mission: Provide competent, ethical medical care that supports resident health, safety, and treatment effectiveness.

The nursing staff is responsible for the direct nursing care for each student including distribution of medications, and emergency care. This person also communicates all relevant student medical information to the student’s primary therapist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performing nursing admission assessments within 24 hours of student’s admission
• Communicating with Telos’ medical director and other contracted licensed independent practitioners regarding medical concerns of the students
• Writing and noting doctors orders in each student’s medical record
• Filling out all necessary forms for doctors appointments and ordered labs
• Receiving results of ordered labs
• Assess students that have physical complaints and determine the need for “sick bed” and then chart in the student’s medical record
• Filling student’s individual medication containers weekly as per doctors orders
• Reordering refills weekly on the student’s medications from the pharmacy
• Picking up student’s medications from the pharmacy
• Preparing student’s medications for off-campus passes
• Disposing expired medication or unused controlled substances as per policy
• Monitor student’s weekly vital signs
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Participate on assigned committees or special projects
• Provide nursing discharge summaries as requested
• Be trained in mentor job descriptions
• Communicate with shift supervisor nursing plans that affect their shift
• Communicate nursing information that needs to be passed along to upcoming shifts in the shift supervisor log
• Communicate with Nursing Director on all pertinent information
• Document in student’s medical record as necessary
• Frequent communication with student’s parents via email
• Obtain parent permission for student medical appointments as needed

Qualifications:

• MA (CMA preferred) or CNA w/ experience administering medications
• Customer service skills
• Problem solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
• Current Utah drivers license
• Flexible work hours
• Ability to organize tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of age group characteristics and ability to work with emotionally challenged teen-aged students
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel programs
• Psych experience preferable but not required
• CPR and First Aid Certification