Occupational Health Medical Assistant

About the Role

Occupational Health Medical Assistant

locations

Florida - Remote

time type

Full time

job requisition id

JR19947

Country:

United States of America

Location:

Florida - Remote

Offering competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages to include tuition reimbursement, 401-K match, pet and legal insurance.

Summary:

Under the direction of the Manager of Occupational Health, the Occupational Health Medical Assistant will assist in implementing and delivering all FCS employee health programs across the organization. The Occupational Health Medical Assistant advocates for health promotion, prevention of illness and injury, and protection from work-related and environmental hazards for all employees.

PRIMARY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the occupational health programs, including but not limited to workers’ compensation, infection control, immunizations, respiratory fit testing, and annual influenza program.

• Submits orders for required employee testing, including but not limited to drug and alcohol testing, immunizations, laboratory blood tests, and radiological exams in accordance with the occupational health policies and procedures.

• Assists with the coordination of the annual influenza program. Travel required for annual influenza clinics.

• Conducts respiratory fit test training/PAPR training for clinics.

• Assists with developing educational material related to employee health programs.

• Responsible for data entry, generating reports, and assisting with maintaining employee medical records.

• Complies with OSHA, CDC, DOH, and all regulatory agencies.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program.

• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) certification (preferred).

• BLS Certified.

EXPERIENCE:

• Two years of experience as a medical assistant in a clinic or physician’s office.

• Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.

• Experience in customer service, reception, and data entry required.

• High degree of written and verbal communication skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Utilizes available resources to solve problems and exercise independent judgment

• Strong interpersonal skills, including effective verbal and written communication

• Solid time management skills with the ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks at once with changing priorities/deadlines

• Ability to collaborate across various levels of management, departments, and teams

• Comfortable identifying problems and exploring solutions across various leadership levels throughout FCS

• Must be comfortable being client-facing and customer service-focused with a commitment to providing timely responses

• Ability to work effectively and professionally in stressful situations and when opinions differ

VALUES:

• Patient First – Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do

• Accountability – Taking responsibility for our actions

• Commitment & Care – Upholding FCS vision through every action

• Team – Working together, one team, one mission

SCREENINGS – Background, drug, and nicotine screens

Safeguarding our patients and each other is an important part of how we deliver the best care possible to the communities we serve. All offers of employment at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background screening.  Additionally, as a condition of employment, FCS requires all new hires to receive various vaccinations, including the influenza vaccine, barring an approved exemption. In addition, FCS is a drug-free workplace, and all new hires will be subject to drug/ nicotine testing. Medical Marijuana cards are not recognized.