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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | JOB SUMMARY |
| 2 | JOB SUMMARY Under supervision of the Administrative Nurse Manager and MA Supervisor, guided by polic | ||||
| > | ies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the Clinical Nursing Staff, | ||||
| > | the Hospital Assistant III assists in the delivery of care to patients in multiple Cancer Center am | ||||
| > | bulatory group practices. This position supports the various cost centers within the Cancer Center, | ||||
| > | multiple campuses, and satellite offices. Work includes a variety of personal care and nursing proce | ||||
| > | dures including assuring positive care outcomes. They will perform assigned patient care and laborat | ||||
| > | ory procedures in support of the specialty care services provided to patients within the practices. | ||||
| > | They are required to learn and be able to assist in all Cancer Center specialty practices. S/he is r | ||||
| > | equired to adhere to the Telephone and House Standards as adopted by the Medical Center. REPORTING R | ||||
| > | ELATIONSHIPS None | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under supervision of the Administrative Nurse Manager and MA Supervisor, guided by policies and pro |
| > | cedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the Clinical Nursing Staff, the Hospit | ||||
| > | al Assistant III assists in the delivery of care to patients in multiple Cancer Center ambulatory gr | ||||
| > | oup practices. This position supports the various cost centers within the Cancer Center, multiple ca | ||||
| > | mpuses, and satellite offices. Work includes a variety of personal care and nursing procedures inclu | ||||
| > | ding assuring positive care outcomes. They will perform assigned patient care and laboratory procedu | ||||
| > | res in support of the specialty care services provided to patients within the practices. They are re | ||||
| > | quired to learn and be able to assist in all Cancer Center specialty practices. S/he is required to | ||||
| > | adhere to the Telephone and House Standards as adopted by the Medical Center. | ||||
| 5 | LIVING PRIDE STANDARDS Service Excellence - Demonstrates service excellence by following the Everyda | 4 | |||
| > | y PRIDE Guide with the UCSF Medical Center standards and expectations for communication and behavior | ||||
| > | . These standards and expectations convey specific behavior associated with the Medical Center’s val | ||||
| > | ues: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence, and provide guidance on how we c | ||||
| > | ommunicate with patients, visitors, faculty, staff, and students, virtually everyone, every day and | ||||
| > | with every encounter. These standards include, but are not limited to: personal appearance, acknowle | ||||
| > | dging and greeting all patients and families, introductions using AIDET, managing up, service recove | ||||
| > | ry, managing delays and expectations, phone standards, electronic communication, team work, cultural | ||||
| > | sensitivity and competency. - Uses effective communication skills with patients and staff; demonstr | ||||
| > | ates proper telephone techniques and etiquette; acts as an escort to any patient or family member ne | ||||
| > | eding directions; shows sensitivity to differences of culture; demonstrates a positive and supportiv | ||||
| > | e manner in which patients / families/ colleagues perceive interactions as positive and supportive. | ||||
| > | Exhibits team work skills to positively acknowledge and recognize other colleagues, and uses persona | ||||
| > | l experiences to model and teach Living PRIDE standards. - Exhibits tact and professionalism in diff | ||||
| > | icult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices - Demonstrates an understanding of and adhe | ||||
| > | res to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health In | ||||
| > | formation (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information. - Demonstrates an understanding of and | ||||
| > | adheres to safety and infection control policies and procedures. - Assumes accountability for improv | ||||
| > | ing quality metrics associated with department/unit and meeting organizational/departmental targets. | ||||
| > | Work Environment - Keeps working areas neat, orderly and clutter-free, including the hallways. Adhe | ||||
| > | res to cleaning processes and puts things back where they belong. Removes and reports broken equipme | ||||
| > | nt and furniture. - Picks up and disposes of any litter found throughout entire facility. - Posts fl | ||||
| > | yers and posters in designated areas only; does not post on walls, doors or windows. - Knows where t | ||||
| > | he Environment of Care Manual is kept in department; corrects or reports unsafe conditions to the ap | ||||
| > | propriate departments. - Protects the physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. OTHE | ||||
| > | R FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Performs any other duties related to patient care activities as r | ||||
| > | equired. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Certification from an approved Medical Assistant program; or equi | ||||
| > | valent combination of training and experience. - Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful | ||||
| > | performance of the duties assigned to the position. - Ability to communicate effectively, both dire | ||||
| > | ctly and over the phone. - Able to meet physical requirements. - This position requires flexibility | ||||
| > | to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION - One year’s experience as | ||||
| > | a Hospital Assistant in a medical practice. - Experience with insurance verification, medical record | ||||
| > | data abstraction, medical assisting, or patient financial services strongly preferred. - Degree fro | ||||
| > | m accredited medical assisting school. - Bi-lingual or multi-lingual capability (Spanish, Cantonese, | ||||
| > | Russian) strongly preferred. - Current State of California Phlebotomy Certification (CPT1) REQUIRED | ||||
| > | LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS Please list - Current American Heart Association CPR Certification POPULATI | ||||
| > | ONS SERVED Employees who routinely provide direct patient care require a statement concerning Popula | ||||
| > | tions Served Competencies. Typically, a statement such as “Demonstrated ability to provide appropria | ||||
| > | te care based on the needs of a specific individual, including the patient’s age.” is sufficient. Se | ||||
| > | lect from the following patient age categories. Infant Child Adolescent Adult Geriatric MEDICATION A | ||||
| > | CCESS AND STORAGE The “Medication and Auxiliary Staff Competency” must be successfully completed for | ||||
| > | Level I, Level II or Level III staff PRIOR to performing duties requiring medication access (includ | ||||
| > | ing access, transport, and/or stocking activities OR access to medication storage areas for cleaning | ||||
| > | ). LEVEL 1: Access Med Storage Areas for Cleaning LEVEL 2: Access & Transport LEVEL 3: Access, Trans | ||||
| > | port & Stocking Environmental Service Personnel Drivers Anesthesia Technicians Patient Support Assis | ||||
| > | tants (PSAs) Hospital Assistants (depending on specific duties; ask HR if unsure) Hospital Unit Serv | ||||
| > | ice Coordinators Material Services Personnel Volunteers Medical Assistants Nuclear Medicine Technolo | ||||
| > | gists Ophthalmology Technician Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) Pharmacy Storekeepers Radiology Techno | ||||
| > | logists (all modalities, Ultrasound, Mammo, etc) Instructions: After employee successfully completes | ||||
| > | the level-appropriate competency, please check the corresponding box below. Obtain the employee’s a | ||||
| > | nd manager’s signatures to attest that the competency was completed and send the signed job descript | ||||
| > | ion to HR for the employee’s personnel file. _____ Level 1 As a part of his/her daily activities, em | ||||
| > | ployees may have access to medication storage areas for cleaning only. These activities must be in c | ||||
| > | ompliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 1. _____ Level 2: As part of | ||||
| > | his/her daily activities, employee may access and transport medications. These activities must be i | ||||
| > | n compliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 2 _____ Level 3: As part | ||||
| > | of his/her daily activities, employee may access, transport and stock medications. These activities | ||||
| > | must be in compliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 3. Signature Sec | ||||
| > | tion: I have successfully completed the Medication and Auxiliary Staff Competency at my designated l | ||||
| > | evel (I, II, or III), in order to complete the functions of my position. I have had the opportunity | ||||
| > | to have all my questions answered. | ||||
| 5 | REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS | ||||
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| 7 | None | ||||