Medical Assistant - Per Diem
About The Position
The Medical Assistant supports registered nurses in the Pre-Op and PACU settings at the Great Sacramento Surgery Center, a freestanding, fast-paced multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center performing over 6,000 procedures per year. The role provides patient care within the Medical Assistant’s scope of practice and supports unit operations through housekeeping, stocking, and other duties as directed by the Director of Nursing. The position is supervised by the Pre-op and PACU Charge Nurse. The Medical Assistant helps prepare patients for surgery, assists with chart and vital-sign tasks, and may provide limited basic patient care under a registered nurse’s direction. The role also maintains and restocks Pre-Op and PACU areas, handles linens and equipment cleaning, supports supply inventory, and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Training in basic nursing assistant skills.
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Maintain awareness of patient needs, confidentiality and professional conduct.
- Ability to push and pull occupied and unoccupied wheelchairs and gurneys.
- Knowledge of basic safety and proper body mechanics.
- Ability to assist with patient transfers, including from gurney to wheelchair and from wheelchair to a private vehicle.
- Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, such as goggles, a face mask, gloves and gowns.
- Ability to tolerate marked changes in temperature and humidity.
- Ability to perform repetitive hand movements, from light to strong grasping, and fine dexterity.
- Close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- Medical Assistant certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing patients for surgical procedures.
- Assist with printing interval notes for patient charts.
- Assist with recording vital signs.
- Assist with obtaining urine pregnancy results.
- Make and answer phone calls according to unit secretarial needs.
- Keep Pre-Op and PACU areas clean and organized, including nursing stations, workstations, the secondary recovery area and restrooms.
- Restock Pre-Op and PACU areas and supplies, including nursing stations, workstations, the secondary recovery area and restrooms.
- Clean and remake gurneys in a timely manner.
- Clean phone receivers and countertops in Pre-op and PACU.
- Terminally clean PACU gurneys, recliners and wheelchairs weekly and document the cleaning.
- Remove soiled linens from work areas; unload, sort, fold and restock clean linens as needed.
- Provide basic, limited patient care under a registered nurse’s direction, including transporting discharged patients by wheelchair to their private cars.
- Practice cost-containment measures.
- Restock oxygen tanks under gurneys and replenish the oxygen tank cart from the Medical Gas storage area.
- Provide the Purchasing Agent with an inventory list of supplies collected from the storeroom and document it, weekly and/or as needed.
- Perform miscellaneous duties under the direction of a registered nurse and other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
High school or GED
