Certified Medical Assistant

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Certified Medical Assistant

Caron

icon Wernersville, PA, US, 19565

iconFull Time

icon19 April 2024

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Join a purpose-driven team at Caron Treatment Centers, where for nearly 70 years, we’ve been helping people find a path to recovery from addiction and rebuild their lives. We offer real careers with real opportunities for growth, comprehensive training, and a commitment to work-life balance. Our benefits include generous paid time off, professional growth and development, company-paid life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, a competitive 401(k) plan, and robust medical, dental, and vision plans. We’re proud to foster a diverse and inclusive environment, with a culture of teamwork, compassion, and dedication to our mission. Start a career that saves lives at a company that values yours.

$19.00 - $20.00 per hour plus shift differential!

Evening Shift

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Deliver patient care to patients on the unit.
  2. Keep the nurse informed of patient needs and conditions
  3. Make scheduled rounds on the unit assuring the whereabouts and status of the patients.
  4. Ensure patient care equipment is in clean, working condition and in the appropriate places and keeping patient care areas clear of obstructions and in an organized manner.
  5. Assist in the admission, transfer and discharge of patients as directed by the nurse.
  6. Work a flexible schedule based upon service demands
  7. Maintain quality control logs following OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
  8. Patient scheduling of appointments to include transportation requests.
  9. Obtain and document in chart patient’s height/weight and vital signs.
  10. Perform EKG’s
  11. Collect and process lab specimens including UDS, UA, Chem Sticks, etc. following proper infection control procedures.
  12. Assist with clerical duties as needed.
  13. Transport patient to appointments, as needed.
  14. Perform chart audits/reviews as assigned.
  15. Administer PPD and IM injections.
  16. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  1. Lifting: up to 50 pounds on occasion.
  2. Standing: up to several hours at a time, which may include walking, climbing steps, and descending.
  3. Walking: must be able to ambulate throughout the assigned facilities on campus or Caron properties.
  4. Sitting: up to several hours at a time for data entry into the computer or medical record documentation.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Current certification as a C.M.A.
  2. Previous experience working as C.M.A. in hospital or long-term care facility
  3. Current CPR/First Aid training/certification.
  4. Two years continuous sobriety preferred if in recovery.
  5. Previous experience in a hospital/chemical dependency rehabilitation treatment program preferred.
  6. 21 years of age or older is required
  7. Requires a current, valid, unrestricted driver’s license

Competencies and Measurements:

  1. Knowledge of chemical dependency symptoms, processes, and basic treatment - Annual basic addictions trainings with 80% or better on posttest.
  2. Basic patient record documentation according to predetermined standards - Quality control of documentation via chart audits.
  3. If in house trained: Medications are secured with all areas well stocked and all medication management policies followed - Quarterly four-hour observation of performance practice documented by RN using Caron policy and procedures as guidelines.
  4. Accurately follows all the correct care and practice of in-house Caron medical policies and procedures - Annual training and quarterly four-hour observation of performance practice by RN. Quality control occurrence reports. Medication error occurrence reports show no trends in medication errors.