Medical Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

JOB DESCRIPTION : Medical Assistant

TIME COMMITMENT : 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, infrequent weekends / holidays

REPORTS TO : Nursing Director

STATUS : Non-Exempt, At-Will

BENEFITS : Not-Eligible

FTE : .50

STARTING WAGE : $18.00 / hr

The nursing staff is responsible for the direct nursing care for each student including distribution of medications, and emergency care. He / She also communicates all relevant student medical information to the student’s primary therapist.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Performing nursing admission assessments within 24 hours of student’s admission
• Communicating with Telos’ medical director and other contracted licensed independent practitioners regarding medical concerns of the students
• Writing and noting doctors orders in each student’s medical record
• Filling out all necessary forms for doctors appointments and ordered labs
• Receiving results of ordered labs
• Assess students that have physical complaints and determine the need for “sick bed” and then chart in the student’s medical record
• Filling student’s individual medication containers weekly as per doctors orders
• Reordering refills weekly on the student’s medications from the pharmacy
• Picking up student’s medications from the pharmacy
• Preparing student’s medications for off-campus passes
• Disposing expired medication or unused controlled substances as per policy
• Monitor student’s weekly vital signs
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Participate on assigned committees or special projects
• Provide nursing discharge summaries as requested
• Support and assist residential staff in their job descriptions
• Be trained in mentor job descriptions
• Communicate with shift supervisor nursing plans that affect their shift
• Communicate nursing information that needs to be passed along to upcoming shifts in the shift supervisor log
• Communicate with Nursing Director on all pertinent information
• Run errands or drive to other Telos campuses as necessary
• Document in student’s medical record as necessary
• Frequent communication with student’s parents via email
• Obtain parent permission for student medical appointments as needed

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