Medical Assistant

Who are we?  For
over fifty years, Aspire Health Partners, has been one of the leading
non-profit behavioral health companies in the Southeast. Serving nearly 40,000
clients per year, with locations in six Central Florida counties and currently
expanding into Hinesville, Georgia Aspire has delivered state-of-the-art
behavioral healthcare and is regularly sought out both statewide and nationally
as an expert in the field. With its mission of providing the highest quality of
compassionate, comprehensive and cost effective integrated behavioral
healthcare, Aspire, through its more than two dozen campus locations provides a
comprehensive continuum of services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors
and families. Through innovative, resourceful treatment and recovery approaches,
Aspire offers individuals and families the opportunity to "aspire" to
healthier, happier and more independent lives. Aspire employs more than 1,200
professionals and paraprofessionals dedicated to Saving Lives, Transforming
Communities and Changing the World

Who You Are: You're a leader looking for an
opportunity to define your own career path, connect with a
supportive community of health professionals like you, and increase
your earning potential. You have a passion for working in different care
settings and making a difference in lives.

What
will you do? As a Medical Assistant at Aspire Health Partners, your job purpose will be to provide a
variety of essential functions to ensure effective operations of assigned
programs.  

These functions include:

• Perform routine
  intake procedures relating to medical issues and initiate and maintain client
  medical charts.
• Administer or
  observe medications and document prescription medications, blood pressure, behavior
  and other related issues.
• Take client vital
  signs as appropriate, change wound dressings and perform other routine
  supervised nursing activities.
• Order, inventory
  and maintain stock of prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs and
  first aid supplies. Assist nurse or medical provider as required during sick
  call.
• May monitor
  clients during daily activities including work, meals and recreation to ensure
  compliance with program commitments and regulations.
• Monitor client
  telephone conversations, assist clients in accessing program resources,
  complete discharge plans.
• Transport clients
  to offsite activities as directed and periodically assist other staff with
  searches of rooms and personal belongings.
• Communicate
  unusual issues or circumstances to supervisory personnel and communicate with
  night personnel at change of shift to provide complete information regarding
  current client and facility conditions.
• May perform some
  administrative functions including client room assignments.
• May facilitate
  group recovery meetings and house meetings, note critical issues to review with
  others and collect fees for services.
• May obtain
  insurance benefits, authorization and continues reviews.
• May monitor
  clients issuing urine samples for laboratory testing and prepare and maintain
  required documentation for chain of custody.
• Document client
  behavior and other related data. Prepare periodic and special reports relating
  to work activities and project progress. 
• Perform crisis interventions as
  required.
• Ensure the proper
  disposal of bio-hazardous material.
• Maintain high
  standards of ethical and professional conduct and adheres to agency policies
  and procedures.  

Qualifications

• High School
  Diploma and certifications as MA
• Basic Life
  Support (BLS) through recognized association
• Level II Background clearance- All Aspire Health Partners Internships and Careers require Level 2 clearance, with Aspire covering fingerprinting costs. Click https://info.flclearinghouse.c... to learn more.
• Pass a Motor Vehicles Records review.  (Must be a minimum age of 21 to operate company vehicles)

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

We are committed to providing our employees with the support
they need. At Aspire Health Partners, we offer eligible staff an attractive
benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits
along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life &
  Supplemental Insurance, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (2.5 weeks
  your first year, up to 6 weeks at 14 years)
• Paid Diversity & Floating Holidays (2)
• Paid Holidays (6)
• 403(b) 50% employer match up to 10% (3- year
  vesting cliff)
• Employee Discounts including Tickets,
  Retail, Hotel, Car Rental/Purchase
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• HRSA Loan Forgiveness
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Will preparation/Funeral Planning 
• Concierge Services
  & Travel Assistance

Aspire Health Partners is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. For more information, see Aspire’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.