Correctional Health Technician

If you are enthusiastic about helping others and have compassion for those in need of medical care, consider joining our incredible team and embrace your passions! As a member of our Nursing Team, you will be integral to fulfilling our mission of providing medically necessary, evidence-based, and integrated health care to patients going through the judicial system. We are engaged, lifelong learners who believe in a culture of collaboration, communication, and a team approach to quality patient care. This is a unique environment for learning and implementing a diverse set of medical skills.

About Us

It's time for you to utilize and perfect your talents.

Correctional Health Services is an industry-leading healthcare organization for the incarcerated population, providing 24/7 medical, dental, mental health, psychiatric care, and substance abuse treatment (i.e., Medication Assisted Treatment and Opioid Treatment Program). Our department's culture promotes collaboration, continuous training, and flexibility. We challenge our team to spearhead initiatives, break down barriers, and advance their expertise.

Apply now to work with a dynamic group of diverse and talented professionals.

Proud to Offer

• Join a dynamic and diverse team

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Work with a wide array of tools and technologies

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and paid parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• One year of experience as a medical assistant, performing front and back-office medical assistant duties, including phlebotomy, patient vitals, EKGs, venipuncture, and experience with electronic health records

• Medical Assistant Certificate of Completion from an accredited healthcare training program

• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification from the American Medical Technologists

• High school diploma or GED

Job Contributions

• Responds to and directs clinical calls effectively and professionally in-person, telephonically, and online

• Conducts office duties, including copying, filing, scanning, scheduling, and document preparation

• Verifies dental, behavioral, and medical health information with outside healthcare organizations

• Prepares meeting agendas and presentation materials; takes and transcribes meeting minutes and prepares summaries for distribution.

• Orders and maintains an inventory of supplies and processes invoices.

• Performs duties within the medical assistant scope of practice, under the direct supervision of a physician, mid-level provider, or Nurse Manager to ensure quality patient care

• Completes required documentation in the electronic health record or other modality

• Maintains confidentiality of all information in all communication and interactions

Working Conditions

• Work is performed inside a jail and requires accurately handling a high volume of work, communicating with a culturally diverse patient population, and adapting to frequent changes, interruptions, and unscheduled tasks

• Must be able to stand, walk, get on the floor to perform CPR/chest compressions, push medical equipment, climb stairs, lift patients on a gurney, and bend for extended periods of time throughout the work shift

• Position includes day or night shift work, which may include weekends and holidays

• Travel or floating to various clinical locations is required within a 5-mile radius

• Must be able to respond to emergencies and maintain CPR certification

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint background check and maintain MCSO jail access