REGISTERED Medical Assistant Employee Health Services (FTD)

Arkansas Heart Hospital•Little Rock, AR

56d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform the functions and duties necessary to ensure employees meet and maintain the regulatory and physical health requirements to support the facility needs. Provide initial screening, ongoing job-related health maintenance, injury reporting, tracking, and required record keeping. Interacts with Worker's Compensation Carrier, state and federal agencies, and accrediting bodies as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. required (if hired after January 1, 2003).
Registered Medical Assistant certification required.
BLS certification required.
Basic EKG skills required within 6 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Graduate of a certified Medical Assistant program preferred.
6 months- 1 year continuous experience in an acute care setting highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Pre-employment health history evaluation including susceptibility tomunicable disease (MMR, varicella, hepatitis B), immunization status, pregnancy,promised immune status, absence of infectious disease, and/or latex sensitivity
Medical history assessingmunicable disease history and conditions that increase risk (e.g., long-term steroid therapy, immunpromise)
Assesses tuberculosis status and provide skin testing and follow-up as needed
Provide antibody titer testing
Evaluate changes in employee health status as needed
Assesses TB exposures and provides follow-up testing and referral as needed
Monitor and repot TB sero-conversions
Send employee health records to human resources
Educate employees about immunizations
Provide immunizations
Track series immunizations and provide as needed
Complete exposure lab draws for employee
Review exposure results on patients and employees
Inform employee of results
Provide repeat lab draws with serial testing / tracking (6wk, 12wk, 6 month, 12 month)
Provide exposure education for employees and patients
Maintain OSHA 300/301 Log
Provide OSHA log for posting annually
Complete reporting for employee injuries / exposures / lost days / restricted days.
Track lost time related to injuries
Maintain needle stick log
Maintain exposure log
Maintain employee injury log
Maintain employee illness log
Compile employee health reports
employee health activities to the Infection Control and Environment of Care Committees
Track employees with repeat injuries,municate with director / VP
File injuries / exposures with Worker's Compensation Provider
Evaluate and trend “notice only” injury reports
Communicate with employee and their insurance case worker
Track progress of injured employee through Concentra
Monitor work restrictions, advise directors / human resources of employee clearance to return to work
Keep current with CDC guidelines