MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Sign-On Bonus Available

Minimum Offer

$ 16.99 / hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 26.78 / hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for

this role is based on a number of factors, including but not

limited to experience, education, and other business and

organizational considerations.

Department :

Orthopaedics Clinic - SRMC

FTE : 0.60

Part Time

Shift : Days

Position Summary : Perform

a variety of front and back office clerical duties in support of

assigned area to include but not limited to collecting patient

data, obtaining patient medical history; performing treatment

procedures, preparing instruments for sterilization; maintaining a

sanitary work area; coordinating and scheduling appointments and

verifying medical coverage. May perform a variety of clerical

duties to include basic cashiering duties. Ensure adherence to

Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care

assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and

geriatric age groups.

Detailed

responsibilities :

• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient

safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

RELATED WORK - Perform related duties and responsibilities as

required

approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve

patient safety through questioning of current policies and

processes

collect monies for various activities; close and balance cash

register

environmental conditions and / or situations that may put a patient

at undue risk

actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and / or near misses

in a timely manner

patients to actively participate in their own care by asking

questions and reporting treatment or situations that they

don't understand or may "not seem right"

CARE - Assist in preparation of patient care to include the

assist the provider with a variety of treatment procedures as

requested to include setting up sterile fields and chaperoning

procedures to include saturation, administration and urine

dipsticks; may perform invasive procedures to include but not

limited to phlebotomy, ear irrigation, catheterization, and

EKG's

initial screening; intakes and records vital signs; records chief

complaints; patient data collection; report any changes in

condition or behavior of patients to appropriate personnel

verify data, make corrections and ensure accuracy; schedule patient

appointments; answer and direct phone calls as requested; take and

relay messages to providers

sanitary work area to include patient care rooms, equipment and

maintain appropriate PAR levels

Provide and ensure quality service and customer satisfaction

Parenteral (IM, SQ, ID); Oral Drops, Eye Drops, and Oral via Seven

Rights; document and communicate clinical findings (After

completion of UNMH MA Medication Administration course)

PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations

of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty

Practice as applicable

Qualifications

Education : Essential :

Education specialization :

Essential :

accred pgm graduate or 2 yrs MA experience on DD Form

214

Days

Experience : Essential :

No minimum experience required

Nonessential : Bilingual English,

Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 2 years directly

related experience

Credentials : Essential :

w / in 30 days

Physical Conditions :

Heavy

Work : Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 25 to

50 pounds of force frequently, and / or 10 to 20 pounds of force

constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements

are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working conditions : Essential :

Materials req PPE

work sites

Policy, Att A

work shifts

and additionally as required

Department : Clinical Nursing Support