Medical Assistant (WAE)
Company: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Location: Marrero
Posted on: May 27, 2023
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Medical Assistant (WAE)
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Medical Assistant (WAE)
Salary
$1,746.00 - $3,255.00 Monthly
Location
Marrero, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
JPHSA-JC-MA-WB-151058
Department
LDH-Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority
Opening Date
02/04/2022
Closing Date
Continuous
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
We have multiple openings and interested candidate may work at each
location upon need.
Please note that these positions will be filled as a WAE
appointment, which is a temporary, non-permanent appointment. WAE
appointments are not eligible for or entitled to state benefits,
leave earnings and paid holidays and may only work 1245 hours
within a twelve-month period.
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered
for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and
complete an electronic application, which can be used for this
vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are
responsible for checking the status of their application to
determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status
message information is located under the Information section of the
Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and
experience sections on your application. Applications may be
rejected if incomplete.
**Note regarding the advertised pay range:The advertised maximum
amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this
title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are
allowed to pay a new hire.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Scott Leonard
Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority
3616 S. I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 70001
Sleonard@jphsa.org
Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority and its programs (JPHSA)
participate in E-Verify
Federal law mandates all employers to verify the identity and
employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United
States. All new hires at JPHSA are subject to employment
eligibility verification through E-verify.
E-Verify is for Everyone.
For more information on E-Verify, please contact the Department of
Homeland Security at 888-897-7781 or visit
https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of clerical experience in a patient care setting such as
a medical clinic, hospital, mental health facility, facility for
the developmentally disabled, or other type of healthcare
facility.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Experience as a nursing assistant will substitute for the required
experience on the basis of two years of nursing assistant
experience for one year of the required experience.
A certificate of completion from a medical assistant training
program earned at a college or technical institute accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools will
substitute for one year of the required experience.
An associate degree from a medical assistant training program
earned at a college or technical institute accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or
the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools will substitute
for the two years of required experience.
College training with nine semester hours in education, psychology,
counseling, social work, sociology, child guidance, or nursing will
substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty
semester hours for one year of the required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one
of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States
Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To perform sub-professional clinical/training and administrative
support functions in a health care delivery setting.
Level of Work:
Experienced.
Supervision Received:
General from a Physician, Registered Nurse, Practical
Nurse--Licensed, or administrative personnel.
Supervision Exercised:
May exercise functional supervision over lower level personnel.
Location of Work:
Health-care facilities, statewide.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Nursing Assistant 1 and 2 by the presence of
responsibility for clerical duties in addition to sub-professional
nursing duties.
Differs from Medical Specialist by the presence of responsibility
for clerical duties and the absence of responsibility for
performance of specialized procedures in the care of orthopedic,
urology, ophthalmology, and/or speech pathology/audiology
patients.
Examples of Work
Answers the telephone, greets patients, updates and files patient
medical records, fills out insurance forms, handles correspondence,
schedules appointments, arranges for hospital admission and
laboratory services, and handles billing and bookkeeping.
Abstracts, reviews, and enters patient registration data into
patient database.
Verifies patients third party coverage; may speak with third
party.
May compile employee time records; reviews time sheets for
completeness.
Prepares patients for routine examinations, which includes
obtaining, assessing, and recording vital signs. May take medical
histories.
Assists practitioners to deliver health care services, treatments,
examinations, and procedures for patients.
Performs EKGs, collects samples of blood and urine, and performs
vision and audio testing.
Ensures health care delivery areas are fully stocked, organized,
clean, and disinfected. Orders supplies, as needed.
Assist with cleaning and sterilization of equipment.
Assists in management of patient behavior utilizing therapeutic
intervention techniques; restrains hostile and physically violent
patients when necessary.
Provides constant visual monitoring and intensive care for
extremely suicidal, combative, or disturbed patients to assure
safety and well-being of the patients; documents appropriately.
May involve shift work.
Instructs employees (regular or medical related personnel), in
general and/or specialized training courses in resuscitation and
life support techniques and procedures, i.e., Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR), Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BCLS
and ACLS).
May administer and grade tests.
Maintain records of employees' participation on training program.
Issues appropriate certifications.
Maintains equipment (interactive computer systems, monitors,
manikins, etc.) through minor repairs and proper sanitation
procedures.
Orders materials and supplies.
Attends continuing education programs and re-certifies credentials
as required.
May monitor telemetry monitors and notify nurse for designated
arrhymias. May place telemetry leads.
May maintain patient records as per policy.
May collect and deposit funds into appropriate accounts. May
maintain records of funds received.
May compile complex monthly reports.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career
options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a
differencethrough public service. With an array of career
opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural
areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or
continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a
variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional
development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at
https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid
holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated
and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years
of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to
participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of
appointment and agency for which an employee works). These
retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits
for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State
retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org).
LASERS has provided this video
(https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4)
to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among
others
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Are you a certified Medical Assistant? (Information MUST be on
application)
Yes
No
02
Are you a current JPHSA employee?
Yes
No
Required Question
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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