MEDICAL ASSISTANT - BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH) PREFERRED

Examples of Duties

• Assists with medical examinations and basic laboratory and other medical procedures, including drawing blood, administering skin tests, performing audiograms and collecting specimens.
• Escorts patients to examination rooms, measures and records vital signs and records patient visit information.
• Prepares and administers medications through oral, intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular routes, as ordered by a physician and with a supervising physician immediately available.
• Documents procedures and treatments appropriately.
• Aids in the coordination of patient processing and expedites patient flow, providing general assistance as necessary.
• Edicates patients regarding good health habits, preparation for surgery and/or diagnostic testing, and office scheduling procedures.
• Prepares appropriate equipment set-up for examination or treatments.
• Reviews charts in advance of patients’ appointments to ensure completeness and proper organization; ensures test results are complete and enclosed in charts.
• Aids in the scheduled inventory of emergency carts and testing of clinic equipment.

Examples of Skills

• Thorough Knowledge Of Vital signs, including body temperature, blood pressure readings and respiration of healthy adults, adolescents, children, and infants.
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods, practices procedures.
• Working Knowledge Of Outpatient patient procedures.
• Appropriate equipment required in performing specific medical procedures.
• Basic medical and nursing terminology.
• Proper operation of electrocardiographic equipment.
• Policies and procedures employed in admitting, transferring, and discharging a patient.

Qualifications

• Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant Program and, for those positions that require a phlebotomy certificate, training in venipuncture.
• Additional Information: Possession of a valid professional Medical Assistant certificate.

Benefits

• The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package.

Pay

• Preferred $4,541 - $6,202 per Month

Schedule

• Continuous