Medical Assistant - TEMP
About The Position
Under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Manager, Clinic Manager, Administrator, or MA Supervisor, the Medical Assistant assists clinicians, mid-level clinicians, clinic nurses, and patients. The MA performs basic clinical procedures for non-acutely ill patients, supports quality patient care and positive outcomes, maintains supplies, and ensures patient-care areas are safe and clean. The role includes clinical duties and procedures before clinician visits, within the MA’s scope of practice and applicable laws and standards of care. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The position is on-site at a DAP Clinic location. It involves working in a clinical setting, contact with patients or patient specimens, and required exposure to blood, body fluids, and non-intact skin or tissue specimens. The MA may need to travel to DAP Health locations throughout San Diego and the Coachella Valley for staffing support and off-site trainings or meetings. The role requires availability for all shifts and, when required, evenings and weekends.
Requirements
- Medical assistant certificate, or signed training by a Registered Nurse or Physician in venipuncture, infection control, patient privacy, and basic anatomy and physiology.
- One year of work experience.
- Ability to lift 24 pounds.
- Ability to perform frequent sitting, standing, walking, repetitive motion, and talking.
- Availability for all shifts and, when required, evenings and weekends.
- Current and valid driver’s license, current personal auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience as a Medical Assistant in a medical office.
- Graduation from an approved Medical Assistant program.
- Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
- National or California Medical Assistant Certification.
- Experience with the EPIC EHR system.
- Proficiency in an electronic medical record system.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Bilingual/bicultural Spanish skills.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a professional and courteous demeanor, uphold clinic service standards, comply with DAP Health policies and procedures, and assist coworkers as needed.
- Provide compassionate, quality, patient-centered care within the scope of practice and applicable standards.
- Prepare charts, conduct pre-visit planning, participate in daily care-team huddles, and obtain consents for minor procedures.
- Receive patients, record chief complaints and vital signs, and prepare patients for examinations or procedures.
- Position, drape, shave, and disinfect treatment sites as needed; explain examination, diagnostic-test, or treatment procedures at clinic personnel’s request.
- Assist providers with specimen collection, examinations, treatments, minor surgery, dressing changes, and splinting.
- Collect specimens and blood samples, perform EKGs and simple laboratory procedures such as blood sugars and urine dips, and conduct vision screening as directed.
- Administer medications by oral, topical, vaginal, rectal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intradermal routes.
- Operate the oximeter, audiometer, nebulizer, and spirometer as directed.
- Review patient record forms for accuracy and completion; access required protected health information, retrieve client files, and route documents in the Electronic Health Record system.
- Sterilize instruments, maintain diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, check equipment for proper function, and dispose of contaminated, disposable, and outdated items according to protocol.
- Prepare and replenish supplies and keep treatment and examination rooms orderly and ready for patients.
- Support patient flow, answer telephones, relay messages accurately, and complete paperwork promptly and efficiently.
- Follow safety, infection-control, privacy, confidentiality, and security policies for protected health information and other sensitive information.
- Maintain effective working relationships with clinic staff and communicate sensitively and supportively with patients, families, colleagues, staff, and volunteers.
- Handle crisis and stressful situations calmly and respectfully.
- Travel to DAP Health locations for staffing support and off-site trainings or meetings as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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