Medical Assistant Lead - Behavioral Health Urgent Care

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Monteleone Hall

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

Sign-On Bonus Available - $3,000 for Full-Time, paid out in full (Sign on bonuses are for qualified external candidates). Shift differentials offered for weekends, holidays and on-call.*

MA Lead openings for upcoming SLUCare Behavioral Health Urgent Care - will likely open in August 2024.

2 openings currently, 1 for Full-Time MA Lead and 1 for PRN MA Lead

Benefits: Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:

Getting paid every day!

Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year

Paid maternity & paternity coverage

Adoption assistance

Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer matching plans

Long & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

*Please note, that benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply and are not offered for PRN.

Job Summary:

Administers prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and maintains related medical records.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Presents medication to patient and observes ingestion or administers medication using specified procedures.

• Takes vital signs or observes patient to detect response to medication, and reports reactions.

• Restocks medication inventories.

• May provide direct patient care. Ensures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Wisconsin - High school diploma or equivalent and graduate of accredited school of medical assisting

• Other States - High school Diploma or combination of equivalent education and experience

EXPERIENCE

• Three years' experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving patients.

• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS (Preferred but not required)

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

  • Or

• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

  • Or

• Clinical medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

  • Or

• Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

  • Or

• Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

  • Or

• National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

  • Or

• Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

  • Or

• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Association of Medical Personnel (AAMP)

  • Or

• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)

  • Or

• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ SLUH Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

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