Medical Assistant

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system serving a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. The Medical Assistant role supports direct patient care and essential clerical duties under the direction of department managers and clinical nurses.

The position involves scheduling, patient hygiene, mobility assistance, vital signs, charting, supplies, and coordination across departments to ensure optimal patient care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Successful completion of a Medical Assistant training course is required.
• Preferred: Successful completion of a Medical Assistant externship and 2+ years of job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with direct patient care and clerical duties essential to coordinating optimal patient care.
• Schedule patients and manage patient hygiene/toileting, mobility assistance, and interdepartmental transportation.
• Perform vital signs, charting, order supplies, and clean/stock patient areas; conduct chart audits and interact with all areas of the department.

Skills

Patient care

Scheduling

Interdepartmental coordination

Vital signs

Charting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical Assistant training course

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Medical Assistant is responsible for performing the delegated nursing functions under the direction of the department manager and clinical nurses. This position is responsible for assisting with direct patient care and clerical duties that are an essential function in the coordination of optimal patient care, including, but not limited to scheduling patients, patient hygiene/toileting, mobility assistance, interdepartmental transportation, vital signs, charting, ordering supplies, cleaning and stocking patient areas, chart audits and interaction with all areas of the department .

Reports:

RN/Nurse Manager

Supervises:

None

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

High school diploma (or equivalent) and successful completion of a Medical Assistant training course at a vocational/technical school.

Required Experience:

None

Preferred Experience: Successful completion of a Medical Assistant externship and two (2) or more years of job-related experience preferred.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

None

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.