Certified Medical Assistant - HCDC-3

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Job Description Summary The Certified Medical Assistant performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized, patient-centered approach to care within a secure correctional environment. Assists in the examination and treatment of inmates/detainees under the direction of a physician, while following all medical and security protocols required in a detention facility. Entity: MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) Worker Type: Employee Worker Sub-Type​: Regular Cost Center: CC005896 MCP - Horry County Detention Center Pay Rate Type: Hourly Pay Grade: Health-22 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Job Description: The Certified Medical Assistant I reports to the Health Service Administrator. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Certified Medical Assistant performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes within a correctional institution. Assists in the examination and treatment of inmates under the direction of a physician. Responsibilities include: - Interviewing inmates and measuring vital signs (pulse, temperature, blood pressure, weight, height). - Recording or entering medical...