Certified Medical Assistant (MA)

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Medical Assistant to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Tehachapi, CA.

Position Details: (Multiple Openings)

40 Hours per week

Location: Tehachapi, CA

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm (Orientation 2 weeks)

Rate: $23/hr ($920/week) W-2 Local or $25/hr ($1,000/weekly) W-2 Traveler

Duration: 6 months

Must have a license by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Medical Board of California to practice as a Medical Assistant within these five organizations:

- AAMA - AMCA - AMT

-CCBMA

- MMCI

Under the licensure of a Physician and Surgeon, or Podiatrist, and under assigned administrative supervision at a correctional Institution/Facility, the Temporary Relief Medical Assistant shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice for a Medical Assistant in accordance with the Institution's policies and procedures. The Temporary/Relief Medical Assistant will perform a variety of administrative and clinical duties, which includes procedures as regulated by certification such as, but not limited to, the following:

a. Administer basic life support in emergency situations to patient/youth and staff;

b. Use medical equipment safely;

c. Administer intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections and skin tests;

d. Administer eye/ear washes;

e. Administer prescribed medications topically, sublingually, and orally;

f. Administer basic breathing treatments;

g. Remove casts, splints, sutures, and other external devices;

h. Change simple dressing;

i. Collect blood via capillary and venipuncture techniques;

j. Collect lab specimens using appropriate collection equipment; label specimens appropriately for evaluation;