Medical Assistant

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Position Summary:
Florida Atlantic University is seeking a Medical Assistant - Boca Raton, FL.
This position involves providing paraprofessional health care to patients under the guidance of a professional health care provider.
Summary of Responsibilities:

• Checks patients in and out and obtains pertinent medical information during check-in and assists health care provider in delivering care.
• Takes vital signs; and notifies health care provider of patient condition.
• Assists in examinations and treatments.
• May perform basic laboratory testing.
• May receive supply of ordered medications and record and restock medication inventories.
• Mixes or assembles drugs for administration to patient.
• Maintains medical records.
• Administers vaccinations.
• Screens patients to obtain health information and symptoms, reviews medical record for completeness, measures vital signs and documents findings in EHR, and administers immunizations.
• Assists clinicians with all aspects of the clinical care encounter, including, but not limited to; assisting with examinations, screenings, and minor procedures, preparing exam room, ensuring that all instruments and supplies are present, facilitating patient testing orders, assisting with collecting laboratory specimens, performing laboratory testing as required, processing lab and testing results, maintains adequate supplies in exam/treatment rooms, cleans instruments and prepares for sterilization.
• Answers patient inquiries providing routine information and routing calls to clinicians when necessary.
• Orders medical supplies as well as helps run influenza clinics, under the supervision of the nurse manager.
• Contacts patients to relay lab results when appropriate, and follows up with patients to see how they are doing after their visit to SHS.
• Participates in SHS health and wellness outreach programs to promote student health services.
• Attends staff meetings, participates in educational activities and in-services, fulfills clerical responsibilities as assigned.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

FAU Benefits and Perks
If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.
• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.
• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
• Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.edu/hr/employee_relations/flexwork.php
• Sick Leave Pool Program.
• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President's discretion)!!
• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/files/COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_VOLUNTEER_LEAVE4-2015.pdf
• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php
Minimum Qualifications:
A High School Diploma and 3 years of appropriate experience required.
Certification as a Medical Assistant for the State of Florida required.
Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and university policies, procedures, principles, and practices - Knowledge of the ACHA Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education preferred.
Knowledge of current nutrition and dietary principles and practices preferred.
Salary:
$17.50 - $18.50 per hour.
College or Department:
Student Health Services
Location:
Boca Raton
Work Days and Hours:
Monday - Friday. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Application Deadline:
2023-08-29
Special Instructions to Applicant:
This recruitment has been reopened; all previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply. This position may close without prior notice.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711
Preference in appointment will be given to eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans, and certain family members of eligible veterans, in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 295.07. Please submit your DD214 (Member 4 preferred) showing your dates and character of service with your application as an attachment or fax to 561-297-3915 or scan and email to jobs@fau.edu, prior to the closing date of the position. If faxing your DD214, please also send an email to jobs@fau.edu to notify us that the form was faxed, make sure the email includes your name and the REQ# of the job that was applied to.
Final candidate will be required to have official, sealed transcripts and original NACES evaluation, if applicable, sent from their educational institution to Human Resources prior to the start of employment.
Successful completion of a background check, which may include a motor vehicle check, credit check, fingerprinting, or additional screening, is required for the selected candidate prior to the start date.
A resume and a cover letter are required for this position. Make sure to attach these required documents in the Attachments section of the application. Any missing required documents will result in disqualification.