Job Description:
Position- Certified Medical Assistant
Location- Cushing, OK
Facility- Correctional
Assignment Length: 6 weeks
Requirements:
- 1 Years of CMA Experience - Required
- Must be state certified as a Medical Assistant in the state of employment or meet the state guidelines for exceptions to certification.
- BLS required.
- Driver's license required for facility clearance
- Must look into housing prior (If traveller)
Responsibilities:
- The Certified Medical Assistant performs and assists with a variety of basic patient care activities under the direction of a physician and supervision of a licensed nurse.
- Conduct peripheral venipuncture to collect blood samples from patients/residents and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.
- Assist with the administration of oral medications and via subcutaneous and intramuscular routes, as directed by the licensed nurse and according to state scope of practice guidelines.
- Assist nurses with EKG's and other diagnostic tests and clinical procedures in accordance with level of training and health services policies and procedures.
- Attend sick call with the physician to see inmates/residents; prepare a list of inmates/residents to be examined; prepare examining room and equipment.
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and obstructed airway techniques.
- Dress and bandage wounds; assist with immobilization of bone and joint injuries
- Provide oxygen therapy; insert nasal and oral airway as directed by a licensed nurse.
- Assist with urinary catheterizations.
Benefits and Compensation:
- Health Insurance (Vison, Medical and Dental through Blue Cross)
- Referral Bonus
- 401(k) Investment Plan
- Personal assistance before, during, and after assignments
- Assistance for medical compliance requirement.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary
Pay: $27.00 - $33.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Certified Medical Assistant: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- Certified Medical Assistant (Required)
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: On the road