Job Description
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Location:
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institution FCI Three Rivers TX
Health Service Department
1700 W. Highway 72 West
Three Rivers, Texas 78071
- Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizenship
- Clearance Requirements: National Background Check with Inquires, Fingerprints and Drug Screen
- Type of Employment: 40 hours per week.
- Period of Performance: 01 January 2025 31 December 2029
- Estimate Pay: $16.00 to $21.50/hourly
Working Hours
Work will be scheduled normally from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m ., Monday through Thursday, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, not exceed 40 hours per week.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Training Program with at least 6 months of course credit.
- Successful completion of an internship.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Medical Assistant (preferred).
- Current CPR certification.
**Copies of all certification and resume must be forward with your application.
Preferred Experience:
- Bilingual oral communication skills.
- Experience in a clinical correctional setting.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Possess knowledge of methods, techniques, and procedures to perform job activities on various types of medical equipment and automated systems and of safety principles and infection control in the patient care environment. Possess the ability to relate and deal effectively with Physicians, peers, adults in custody, and others; to recognize, report, and record changes in patient's physical and emotional condition; and to administer medication.
- Provide nursing care to include, taking and recording patient history, vital signs, making appointments, assisting APP's and physicians in clinical activities.
- Draws blood from patients for analysis or other medical purposes. Collect and process Urinalysis, collection of DNA specimens.
- Operation of EKG machine, spirometers and other special medical apparatus and equipment within the HSU.
- Will assist P As and visiting clinical specialty consultants in the management and coordination of patient flow through the chronic care clinic, optometry, obstetrics/gynecology, and general clinics when scheduled.
- Will assist primary providers in the urgent care room when necessary.
- General nursing duties.
- Receive adults in custody passes, pull, file, and copy medical records and maintain supplies in all exam rooms.
- Screening eye exams and assist physicians and mid- level practitioners in minor surgical cases.
- Maintain daily sick call list.
- Perform minor clerical duties, such as use of BOP electronic medical record, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients and maintaining stock records.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- Competitive Compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
- Outstanding career growth potential.
ABOUT US:
Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000, USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to learn more about us at or call us at (210) 822-4005 or Join our Team
Fidelity Partners provides equal employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or in accordance with applicable federal state, and local laws (EoE).
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Internship, Local area, Monday to Thursday,