Certified Medical Assistant

Responsibilities

• Responds to inmates’ medical needs; • Arranges for or provides treatment; • Maintains security, safety procedures for inmates and staff; • Provides health care instruction and counseling to inmates; • Assists physicians, psychiatrists and dentists as needed; • Processes inmates into the jail by screening and evaluating medical and mental histories as needed; • Maintains inventory and security control of medical supplies, including drugs and narcotics; • Fills and dispenses medicines and supervises self-administration; • Answers inmates and staff inquires; • Maintains the cleanliness of the work area; • Performs clerical duties such as filing of records; • set appointments for the inmates to see a physician, psychiatrist or dentist; • Makes frequent observations of medical cells; • And performs such other related duties as may be assigned.