Medical Assistant - Fort Pierce, United States - Pride Health

Description

Posted Job Title: Medical Assistant

Number of people to hire for this job: 1

Location: Fort Pierce, FL 34982

Job Type: 6 months W2 contract

Shift: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

Job Description:

Pride Health is hiring for a Medical Assistant to support our client's medical facility based in Fort Pierce, FL 34982. This is a 6-month contract to hire opportunity and a great way to start working with a top tier healthcare organization

Responsibilities:

• Performs all duties within the scope of a Medical Assistant's practice. Operates diagnostic equipment (cannot interpret tests), remove staples from superficial wounds, changes wound dressing and obtains cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, performs simple specimen collection via noninvasive techniques and collects blood specimens via venipuncture or via capillary, performs EKGs. Performs quality control checks on equipment. Prepares and sterilizes medical equipment using the autoclave.
• Rooms patients according to policy and procedures, prepares patient for examination
• Records patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner
• Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies
• Respects patient confidentiality at all times and treats patients with courtesy and respect
• Organizes exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilizes instruments.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification (or RMA).
• Current BLS certification.
• At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant.