Medical Assistant - Otay Family Health Center

Medical Assistant

Under direct supervision and within established scope of practice, assists the provider with examinations, treatments, and special procedures of patients as directed by San Ysidro Health policies and procedures in a clinic setting.

Essential Functions of the Job :

• Upholds San Ysidro Health's Policies and Procedures, Core Values and competencies and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Performs routine patient care functions as prescribed by licensed health care providers following established clinical protocols and policies and procedures within defined scope of education, training and responsibilities.
• Assists assigned physician(s) and / or other health care professional(s).
• Performs routine clerical functions as assigned (i.e. data entry, answering, screening, and directing phone calls as needed and scheduling appointments).
• Completes chart preparation and management for patients.
• Establishes and maintains system for patient test results and follow-up.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by specific clinic.
• Documents pertinent patient information, nursing procedures and patient responses in patients' medical record, following established SYH guidelines and maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique and infection control as directed by the Infection Control policy and procedures.
• Handles inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies and materials throughout the day as needed. Maintains inventory logs.
• Performs point of care testing, including but not limited to urine tests, pregnancy tests, A1C, and others as directed.
• Assists the physician with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, enemas, removal or application of dressings, suturing, wound care, inhalation treatments, EKG, visual testing, and audiometric testing.
• Prepares and administers medications (oral and injections) as directed by physician order and in accordance to SYH policy and procedure.
• Participates and responds, when assigned to clinical emergency codes.
• Autoclave : cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking of instruments.
• Immunization coordination : oversight and management of clinic's routine and emergency vaccine management plan.
• New Employee Health screening coordination.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities :

Job Requirements : Education Required :

Certifications Required :

Experience Required (Minimum level of experience) :

Verbal and Written Skills Required to Perform the Job :

Preferred :

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements :

Universal Requirements :

Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre-employment PPDs. Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.