Position: District Medical Assistant
Reports To: District Nurse/Administration
Affiliation: BESPA
Daily Schedule: 8:25 am - 3:45 pm, 5 days/week
Salary: $24.48/hr with current RN license, $20.40/hr with other Nursing or MA license/certification (24/25 rates)
Location: Maltby Intermediate
Job Summary:
Brighton Area Schools is seeking a qualified medical assistant to join our district medical staff. Medical assistants will primarily assist students with medical and physical needs in our buildings. As part of our medical team, medical assistant duties include some of the following tasks: monitoring ill students and staff, providing direct medical care to students and staff, monitoring vital signs, keeping charts and records up to date, assisting in the school and clinic areas as needed, stocking medical areas, communicating with families via phone and computer and other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
1. Certification as a nurse, nurse aide, medical assistant, or emergency medical technician
2. CPR Certification
Desired Qualifications:
1. Previous experience providing care in a clinic or school setting.
2. Experience with electronic medical records and data entry including MCIR.
Skills Possessed by the Optimal Candidate:
- Teamwork and a desire to help others.
- Demonstrates an ability to stay calm under pressure and/or in the event of an emergency.
- An ability to connect and communicate with adolescents and adults.
- A desire and willingness to learn new skills and complete essential trainings.
- An ability to make quality, independent decisions and problem solve.
- Possession of a positive, can-do attitude.
- Demonstrates effective use of PPE
- An ability to handle confidential information in an organized and professional manner.
- An ability to maintain courteous and professional relationship with students and staff
- Comfortable providing direct student care and support: medication distribution, administering injections, assisting with medical equipment and more.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to:
- Sit, stand, walk, run, stoop and kneel or work on the floor on a continuous basis.
- Lift up to a 50 pound weight load.
- Able to do frequent work on the telephone and/or computer, often at the same time.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment for prolonged periods while performing physical tasks.
Application Process: Qualified candidates must apply via Brighton Area Schools Applitrak platform at https://www.applitrack.com/brightonk12/onlineapp/.
It is the policy of Brighton Area Schools that no person shall, on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, weight, height, disability, or sexual orientation, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination in employment or any of its programs or activities.
