Medical Assistant – Correctional Health – Medical Infirmary

Location: Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, TX 77002, United States
Job ID: 178896
Pay: $24.35 – $31.04 / hour
Position Type: Full Time
Career Area: Correctional Health

About Harris Health System
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, focusing on low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients. Through acute and primary care, wellness programs, disease management, and population health services, Harris Health works to improve outcomes for the entire community.

Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) services. Harris Health is nationally recognized with Magnet® nursing designation, NCQA patient-centered clinic recognition, and strong partnerships with faculty and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary – Correctional Health
The Medical Assistant provides essential support to nursing and medical staff in patient care, performing routine administrative and clinical duties. This role coordinates activities in outpatient and procedural areas to ensure efficient patient flow, while maintaining high standards of patient safety and satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

Education / Specialized Training / Licensure:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program

• Medical Assistant certification from one of the following:

  • American Medical Technologists (AMT)

  • American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

  • National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

  • National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

• Vision and Hearing certifications as appropriate to specialty area within six (6) months of hire

• Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program

• Other certificates as required by unit/service

Work Experience:

• One (1) year of recent relevant experience in a healthcare facility preferred

Skills / Knowledge:

• Specialty-specific competency validation may be required in a specialty area

Special Requirements:

• Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)

• Writing / Composing: Reports

• Language(s): Bilingual skills preferred

• Proficiencies: P.C.

Job Attributes:

• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Medical Terms

• Work Schedule: Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, Overtime

• Other Requirements: Computer and/or Key Entry Experience

• Equipment Operated: Medical equipment (e.g., EKG, sterilization, phlebotomy), computer, fax machine

Why Harris Health?
Join Harris Health’s Correctional Health team and help provide high-quality care to patients in the medical infirmary. This position offers hands-on clinical experience, opportunities to support staff development, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a correctional healthcare setting.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Harris Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.