MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Job Posting at Skywood Recovery Center

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

Qualifications

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant will be responsible for the administration and / or monitoring of non-narcotic patient medications in the residential setting.

Essential Duties and

• Administer non-narcotic medication to patients in the residential setting.
• Tracks medication administration and effectiveness via the medication administration record.
• Monitors medication use and reorders appropriately to ensure medication availability for distribution.
• Assists with collection of all daily weight, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and chronic and acute pain level.
• Follows the direction of the staff nurse as delegated.
• Inputs preliminary and final results into the medical records database and completes chart audits.
• Monitors compliance of the staff TB testing program.
• Completes TB tests. Ensures that evaluation is completed within 48-72 hour time frame.
• Meets timeliness expectations of completing work as scheduled, demonstrating self-paced performance and adjusting priorities as needed.
• Cross-trains and supports other areas of the nursing department as needed or requested by supervisor.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to inspire client confidence in the FRN Staff and the FRN Model of Treatment.

Ability to consistently demonstrate through conduct and communications the stability required to effectively assist patients and their family members through the FRN Model of Treatment.

Ability to build relationships with diverse individuals and groups.

Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to multi-task in an efficient manner.

Must have general knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.

Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.

Education and Experience

Work Environment and Physical Demands

Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during work hours.

Ability to be physically mobile by walking, climb stairs, traverse the campus on uneven hilly terrain.

Must be able to lift, push, pull and / or move up to 40 pounds.

Position requires some work on the computer requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity.

Ability to read, write and analyze detailed and complex information.

A current, valid drivers license and a clean driving record is required for use of company vehicles and occasional business travel.

Due to the 24 / 7 operational demands, must be available after normal working hours and on holidays to manage emergencies that may arise.

Must be available to work every other weekend.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Skywood is part of one of the nations largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS is one of the nations largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of Americas Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.