Medical Assistant

Location

West Jordan, UT | United States

Job description

Responsibilities

Medical Assistant - Psychiatric Residential Treatment Center

Our Medical Team is enhancing lives and nurturing change! At Copper Hills Youth Center, located in West Jordan, we promote healing and strengthen relationships by providing extraordinary care in a trauma-informed environment designed solely for adolescents.  If you want your career to enhance the lives of youth, their families and communities then Copper Hills Youth Center may be the place for you! Learn more @ 

Full-Time: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Pay Rate - Hourly rate will be dependent on years of experience 

Your benefits as our Medical Assistant will include:

• Student loan repayment - $4,000 per yr paid directly to you
• Educational/Tuition Reimbursement - $4,000 per year
• Expand your experience as a Medical Assistant and energize your career
• Competitive Compensation 
• Excellent benefits package with affordable rates + Paid Time Off, Extended Leave & Company matched 401(k)
• FREE healthy and delicious meals while on shift

If you would like to learn more about our Medical Assistant position before applying, please contact Tai Komanec @ [email protected]

Your essential role and responsibilities:

• Assist in providing a safe and therapeutic environment for adolescent patients
• Ensure patients receive care as per physician orders and t ranscribe and document orders per the Providers
• Works under doctors license, but seeks supervision from immediate supervisor for complex issues that arise
• Professionally collaborates with all staff members to facilitate coordinated contribution to patient care; maintains continuity of patient care
• Serves as a role model for patients to observe and learn more socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors
• Intervenes in medical emergencies including proper notification of administration, physicians, primary therapist, and family
• Assess patient vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, respiration rate, height and weight.
• Assist in phlebotomy for required lab work.

Your skills and qualifications will include:

• Graduate of an accredited school with a current Medical Assistant Certification
• At least 1 year experience in the medical field is preferred
• At least 1 year phlebotomy experience is REQUIRED
• Valid State Drivers license required
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to pass background check and drug scree

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