Corrections Health Unit Assistant

Management & Training Corporation; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision/life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays (9 total)

Opportunities for career advancement

Job summary

Management & Training Corporation at the Bay Correctional Facility in Panama City, FL is hiring a Medical Assistant to support licensed staff and assist in providing patient care in a secure correctional setting.

The role includes taking vital signs, assisting with examinations, performing basic lab work, administering medications and injections, phlebotomy, patient education, and maintaining medical records while ensuring compliance with ACA, FDOC, DMS directives and facility safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, 1 year related experience preferred.
• Current Medical Assistant Certification or completion of an accredited program.
• CPR certification required. A valid Florida driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in coordinating movement of inmate/patients to and from different areas for medical treatment.
• Take and record vital signs and medical history of assigned patients.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist nurse or provider during examination.
• Work efficiently to ensure providers have seamless flow of patients, and supplies, charts and equipment are readily available.
• Perform basic laboratory tests after verification of competency.
• Explain treatment procedures to patients; provide education on condition, treatment or treatment plan.
• Properly chart medical care consistent with scope of practice and ensure completeness and accuracy of entries.
• Administer oral medications, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections under the directive of a licensed provider. Assist with medication and/or sharps counts when necessary.
• Provide assistance to Infirmary patients as instructed, and accurately enter treatment provided in medical record.
• Perform complex and technical procedures under nursing supervision, such as: unsterile dressing changes, superficial wound care, performing urine and finger stick glucose tests.
• Set up and operate therapeutic equipment; instruct and supervise patients in various therapies.
• Conduct peripheral venipuncture (phlebotomy) to collect blood samples, if necessary.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe, comfortable facility environment; obtain and store medical supplies; clean and sterilize instruments and equipment.
• Ensure supply security, replace facility working stock, maintain the upkeep of facility supply room and medical equipment, and maintain inventory PAR levels.
• Practice basic cost containment and utilization management techniques.

Skills

Vital signs

Medical history

Examinations support

Laboratory tests

Medication administration

Injections

Patient education

Phlebotomy

Wound care

Venipuncture

Documentation

Equipment setup

Infirmary care

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certification or accredited program

CPR certification

Valid Florida driver’s license

Job description

Management & Training Corporation at the Bay Correctional Facility in Panama City, FL is hiring a Medical Assistant to support licensed staff and assist in providing patient care in a secure correctional setting.

The role includes taking vital signs, assisting with examinations, performing basic lab work, administering medications and injections, phlebotomy, patient education, and maintaining medical records while ensuring compliance with ACA, FDOC, DMS directives and facility safety standards.