Medical Assistant - TB

Are you an experienced Medical Assistant? Fantastic! The Tuberculosis Services division of Maricopa County Public Health is seeking an enthusiastic Medical Assistant to join our team!
 
As our Medical Assistant, you will play an important role in fulfilling our mission to prevent the spread of communicable diseases through education, prevention, and treatment. Our team provides high-quality health care and exceptional customer service through direct patient care, support services, and surveillance activities.

About Us

Come work for Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the 3rd largest health jurisdiction in the U.S.! MCDPH’s mission is to increase the quality of life for our residents by collaborating with the community to develop and implement strategies, programs, and services addressing the emerging and changing needs of public health. We aim to serve Maricopa County residents with a focus on health equity and a data-driven approach to our work. We value our staff's unique skills and differences, as well as the varied experiences and disciplines we represent. Together, we are working towards our vision of creating a healthy, thriving Maricopa County for all.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid work schedule options

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits including access to our upcoming on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion from an accredited healthcare training program

• High school diploma or GED

We Also Value

• Experience performing venipuncture and administering injections or vaccines

• Experience using electronic medical records

• Phlebotomy certification

• Basic Life Support Certification

• Public Health or Community Health Worker certification from an accredited college or currently enrolled in a Public Health or Community Health Worker program and eligible to receive a certification within six months of hire

• Bilingual in Spanish and English

Job Contributions

• Provides direct patient care, including patient data collection, specimen collection, communicable disease

• Provides Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) and Directly Observed Preventive Therapy (DOPT) medications to patients in the clinic, through video, or delivers medication to patients home, job, school, etc., and notifies the medical personnel of any patient complaints or problems  

• Collects specimens such as blood, urine, sputum, etc., from patients receiving care from one or more of the clinical programs of the division

• Documents patient and family encounters in the prescribed medical records or encounter/reporting form 

• Performs certain medical procedures (i.e., tuberculin skin testing, etc.) under the direction of the medical director of the division

• Gathers patient demographics and medical information to be used by the physician to determine the individual's prescribed treatment regimen

• Assists medical personnel in the clinic with collecting specimens as ordered and prepping patients for the physician to examine

• Participates in teaching and educating patients and families about communicable or chronic medical conditions affecting their health

• Tracks and locates patients or contacts throughout Maricopa County who suffer from or were exposed to a communicable disease

Working Conditions

• The work location will vary between a clinical setting and home visits in diverse communities

• The clinical environment involves extended periods of standing, walking, reaching, and crouching with potential exposure to biohazard materials such as bodily specimens (e.g., blood, urine, oral fluid)

• Will be required to drive to various locations within Maricopa County in a personal vehicle in all weather conditions

• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull 20 lbs

• Ability to participate in emergency response training as scheduled and be available to respond as directed in the event of a public health emergency

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a CPR and First Aid Certification by the time of hire

• Must complete the OSHA/Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure and Defensive Driving training within three months of hire

• Within one month of hire, all employees are required to provide evidence of immunity or receive immunizations for vaccine-preventable illnesses for any position within the Maricopa County Department of Public Health; required immunizations include MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Tdap (whooping cough and diphtheria), Varicella (chickenpox), and annual Influenza; some positions require a Hepatitis B vaccine and/or a Tuberculosis test