Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Location
West Palm Beach, Florida
Perform clinical duties including taking vital signs, administering medications, and conducting point-of-care tests under physician direction. Handle administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, and coordinating patient care.
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and a certificate from an accredited Medical Assistant program. Current BLS or ACLS certification is required, with one year of experience and professional certification preferred.
The Medical Assistant performs assigned administrative and clinical duties under the direction of the Practice Management, Senior Clinical Nurse and Physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments and maintaining medical records. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs, social determinants of health (SDOH) and medical histories, preparing patients for examination and administering medications as directed by physician.
Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent that includes working in Red Cross shelters or to perform other emergency duties, including, but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters, man-made or natural. Additionally, incumbents are required to perform emergency response and management duties for Palm Beach County as required.
This job description reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a complete description of all the work requirements and expectations that may be inherent in the position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position. Management of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County reserves the right to assign duties not listed herein as necessary to accomplish the goals of the organization.
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is an independent special taxing district that has served as a healthcare safety net for more than 36 years to fill in gaps in access to healthcare services. This unique healthcare system covers the entire county and provides a wide range of services such as nine community health centers (Federally Qualified Health Centers) which serve everyone regardless of ability to pay; school health teams in 172 public schools; a lifesaving Trauma Hawk aeromedical helicopter program; a rural, public teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center; an award-winning skilled nursing center; a ground ambulance program for Health Care District patients needing a higher level of care and the county’s Trauma Agency, which ensures quality outcomes within the county’s trauma system and leads initiatives to prevent traumatic injury.
We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, military or veteran status, age, sex, pregnancy status, genetic information, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation or identification status, or any other legally recognized category protected by jurisdictional, state or federal law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
We are also committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for all employees. As such, we are a Drug-Free Workplace.
This role may require Agency of Health Care Administration (AHCA) background screening and clearance. As required under House Bill 531, applicants may review AHCA’s education and awareness information at the following link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ [https://info.flclearinghouse.com/]
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