Mobile Clinic Certified Medical Assistant - Spanish Speaking Required (Open and Promotional)

Mobile Clinic Certified Medical Assistant

San Mateo County Health's Public Health, Policy and Planning Division is seeking a well-qualified individual for the position of Mobile Clinic Certified Medical Assistant - Edison Clinic - Spanish Speaking Required.

San Mateo County Mobile Clinic provides client-centered medical care to residents and families who are 18 years and older. Mobile Clinic sites are located throughout San Mateo County to improve access to care for the community and aims to provide care for urgent and chronic medical needs, while helping individuals navigate and link to mental health and specialty care. This is a field-based position with a particular focus on people experiencing homelessness and those living in shelters.

There is currently one regular, full-time, vacancy in the Public Health, Policy and Planning Division located in San Mateo, CA, but will travel/drive mobile health vehicles throughout the County. We are seeking a Certified Medical Assistant who has excellent customer service with extremely vulnerable, complex patients, is energetic, flexible, a team player, and focused on patient safety and satisfaction. Moreover, as these are mobile clinics, the CMA should be able and willing to drive the mobile vehicles to and from the various locations. This is a 40-hour a week position. Work hours range from 8am - 8pm, with alternative work schedule flexibility needed, though on a consistent basis. Clinics are run out of either a mobile coach or sprinter van, complete with medical formularies. The mobile health coach requires a Class B license to operate; the successful candidate selected for this position must obtain a Class B driver license within six months of hire date. The training and fees associated to obtain a Class B license will be funded by Public Health, Policy & Planning.

Mobile Clinic Certified Medical Assistant tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Rooming patients
• Taking vital signs
• Ordering supplies
• Stocking Supplies
• Assisting physicians with procedures
• Administering immunizations and other medication as approved by physician
• Documenting information into electronic medical record
• Patient education
• Driving mobile health coach or sprinter van on a regular basis, one of which requires a Class B license to operate.
• Assisting Registered Nurses and providers with various other duties
• Perform injections including immunizations.
• Perform finger stick tests of all types including glucose testing.
• Perform skin tests including PPDs.
• Perform venipuncture and blood draws.
• Perform hearing and vision tests.
• Perform waived CLIA tests including dipstick UAs, and pregnancy tests.
• Provide for proper tracking and recording of laboratory tests.
• Take patient histories including risk factors.
• Set up, administer and record the results of EKGs.