Medical Office Assistant II

Job Summary:

Essential Responsibilities:

• May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider, cleaning wound after providers assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider.


• Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situations following established procedures.


• May draw up injection solutions for immediate use upon physician orders.


• Orients patients to system policies and practices.


• Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.


• Reviews instruction sheet with patient.


• Transports patients by assisting or lifting individuals onto mobile beds or wheelchairs and transports/transfers patient onto other hospital or clinic areas as directed.


• Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment room prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed by physician.


• May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients and assisting as directed.


• Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping; may hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by physician.


• Assures safety or patient during procedures and transport.


• May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.


• May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.


• Follow Universal Precautions.


• Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.


• Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling files and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed.


• Initiates and/or completes diagnostic test forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays medical information from physician to patient and relays information from patient to physician.


• Charts in patient medical records as indicated.


• May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemocult tests, tests to determine PH., protein and PKU.


• May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.


• Collects, by non-invasive techniques and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, sputum and stool.


• Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance Activities.


• Performs other duties as required, such as checking patients medical records for incomplete data, relaying messages to staff personnel.


• Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.


• Note: Bold print indicates those difference between the Medical Office Assistant I and II classifications.


• These responsibilities are specific to the Medical Office Assistant II.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• If position is for Pediatrics, it requires minimum of one (1) year pediatric or equivalent experience.

Education

• Completion of a program in Medical Office Assistant with Certification and equivalent of six (6) months experience or twelve (12) months equivalent experience in lieu of certification required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to give and follow oral and written instructions.


• Ability to work effectively with the public.


• Demonstrated knowledge of the sterile techniques.


• Valid CPR Prescription call in for ambulatory care setting.

Notes:

• Schedule work hours will be 20 – 32 per week.


• Additional locations: San Marcos, Otay Mesa, and Garfield.


• Including Department: Pain Management.