Medical Assistant

Broward Health Point

Dept: CEB Adult

Req 31430

Shift: Shift 1

FTE: 1.000000

Summary:

Assists physicians and other health care professionals with a variety of patient and site support activities to facilitate nursing care and to improve the delivery of quality patient services under the direct supervision of a licensed practitioner (M.D. or D.O).

Education:

Essential:

Tech/Trade Certification
High School Diploma or GED

Education Essential:

Medical Assistant
Emergency Medical Technician

Experience:

Credentials:

Essential:

Basic Life Support

Other Information:

AHCA Level II Required

Essential:

Education equivalent experience:

Or 2 years on the job validated training.
Or 2 years on the job validated training.

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Bonus Exclusions may apply in accordance with policy HR-004-026

Broward Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Broward Health prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of race color national origin gender gender identity or gender expression pregnancy sexual orientation religion age disability military status genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.

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