Only the job description changed.
| Previous Job Description | Current Job Description | ||||
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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Employment Duration: 3 months (w/ potential for extension) |
| 2 | Employment Duration: 3 months (w/ potential for extension) Under supervision of the Nurse Manager, g | ||||
| > | uided by policies and procedures of Ambulatory Services, the Hospital Assistant II assists in the de | ||||
| > | livery of care to patients being seen in the practice. They perform assigned patient care procedures | ||||
| > | in support of the care services provided to patients within the practice and are required to adhere | ||||
| > | to the Telephone and House Standards adopted by the department. The Hospital Assistant II also assi | ||||
| > | sts with front- and back-office responsibilities, including scheduling, pre-registering, verifying i | ||||
| > | nsurance, obtaining referrals and authorizations, and coordinating required medical and financial in | ||||
| > | formation. They work as a team member with other staff and consistently project a professional, cari | ||||
| > | ng, and courteous demeanor. The Hospital Assistant II is responsible for efficient patient flow and | ||||
| > | provides support to multiple physicians. They communicate with referring physicians’ offices and ser | ||||
| > | ve as a liaison for outside providers. They are responsible for insurance authorizations and pharmac | ||||
| > | y refills, as well as complicated treatment authorizations and hospital admission arrangements. The | ||||
| > | Medical Assistant must have flexibility to cover multiple UCSF Health center clinics. Key Responsibi | ||||
| > | lities: Monitor patient flow in and out of the clinic. Obtain patients’ vital signs, height, weight, | ||||
| > | pain screening, and documentation of chief complaints, and may room patients. Utilize ApeX for docu | ||||
| > | mentation within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant. Assist nurses and providers in prepar | ||||
| > | ation for exams and/or equipment, such as biopsy/PAP. Update HCM banner. Carry out orders, provide A | ||||
| > | VS, schedule follow-up, and discharge patients. Obtain specimens and perform simple Point of Care Te | ||||
| > | sting as directed, including QA/QC and EKGs. Upon successful completion of UCSF-specific medication | ||||
| > | administration tests, training, modules, and observations, administer injectable vaccines after veri | ||||
| > | fication of medication and dose with the provider immediately prior to vaccine administration. Compl | ||||
| > | y with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, saf | ||||
| > | ety, administrative, and clinical practice. Comply with activities mandated by TJC/Title 22. Transpo | ||||
| > | rt patients as directed and ensure their safety. Document use of an interpreter as appropriate. Work | ||||
| > | with interpreting services to facilitate interpreter participation for medical appointments in pers | ||||
| > | on, by video, or by phone. Utilize ambulatory non-provider protocols to order and sign POCTs. Partic | ||||
| > | ipate in updating mandatory logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart logs. Perf | ||||
| > | orm clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner. Assist with procedures as needed for the | ||||
| > | department specialty and as determined by the Manager or Director. Perform in-basket functions ident | ||||
| > | ified as areas of responsibility related to patient messages, labs, authorizations, and other tasks. | ||||
| > | Act as a chaperone as needed for medical providers. Notify providers of patient delays and service | ||||
| > | issues. Advocate for patients by helping facilitate provider punctuality. Communicate provider delay | ||||
| > | s to the front-office team and assist patients with issues and complaints using conflict-management | ||||
| > | skills. Share pertinent information and observations with other health team members. Complete referr | ||||
| > | als to other providers as ordered by the physician, obtain authorizations from insurers for medicati | ||||
| > | ons, and assist physician staff in writing and sending patient communications. Maintain clean, well- | ||||
| > | stocked exam rooms and maintain lab equipment and supply standards as directed by nursing staff or t | ||||
| > | he appropriate supervisor. Demonstrate service excellence by following the Everyday PRIDE Guide and | ||||
| > | UCSF Medical Center standards and expectations for communication and behavior. Use effective communi | ||||
| > | cation skills with patients and staff; demonstrate proper telephone techniques and etiquette; assist | ||||
| > | patients and family members needing directions; show sensitivity to cultural differences; and demon | ||||
| > | strate positive, supportive teamwork. Exhibit tact and professionalism in difficult situations accor | ||||
| > | ding to PRIDE Values and Practices. Understand and adhere to privacy, confidentiality, and security | ||||
| > | policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) and other sensitive and person | ||||
| > | al information. Understand and adhere to safety and infection-control policies and procedures. Assum | ||||
| > | e accountability for improving quality metrics associated with the department/unit and meeting organ | ||||
| > | izational and departmental targets. Keep working areas neat, orderly, and clutter-free, including ha | ||||
| > | llways. Follow cleaning processes, return items to their appropriate locations, and remove and repor | ||||
| > | t broken equipment and furniture. Pick up and dispose of litter found throughout the facility. Post | ||||
| > | flyers and posters only in designated areas. Know where the Environment of Care Manual is kept in th | ||||
| > | e department and correct or report unsafe conditions to the appropriate departments. Protect the phy | ||||
| > | sical environment and equipment from damage and theft. Assist in other departments when necessary. P | ||||
| > | ractice and maintain State and other regulatory body policies. Demonstrate accountability and respon | ||||
| > | sibility for department expectations and standards. Perform other relevant duties as needed. | ||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under supervision of the Nurse Manager, guided by policies and procedures of Ambulatory Services, t |
| > | he Hospital Assistant II assists in the delivery of care to patients being seen in the practice. The | ||||
| > | y perform assigned patient care procedures in support of the care services provided to patients with | ||||
| > | in the practice and are required to adhere to the Telephone and House Standards adopted by the depar | ||||
| > | tment. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications - Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the dut | 4 | |||
| > | ies assigned to the position. - Current American Heart Association CPR certification. - Minimum of o | ||||
| > | ne year of recent experience working in a busy health care environment. | ||||
| 5 | The Hospital Assistant II also assists with front- and back-office responsibilities, including sche | ||||
| > | duling, pre-registering, verifying insurance, obtaining referrals and authorizations, and coordinati | ||||
| > | ng required medical and financial information. They work as a team member with other staff and consi | ||||
| > | stently project a professional, caring, and courteous demeanor. | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | The Hospital Assistant II is responsible for efficient patient flow and provides support to multipl | ||||
| > | e physicians. They communicate with referring physicians’ offices and serve as a liaison for outside | ||||
| > | providers. They are responsible for insurance authorizations and pharmacy refills, as well as compl | ||||
| > | icated treatment authorizations and hospital admission arrangements. The Medical Assistant must have | ||||
| > | flexibility to cover multiple UCSF Health center clinics. | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | Key Responsibilities: | ||||
| 10 | * Monitor patient flow in and out of the clinic. | ||||
| 11 | * Obtain patients’ vital signs, height, weight, pain screening, and documentation of chief complain | ||||
| > | ts, and may room patients. | ||||
| 12 | * Utilize ApeX for documentation within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant. | ||||
| 13 | * Assist nurses and providers in preparation for exams and/or equipment, such as biopsy/PAP. | ||||
| 14 | * Update HCM banner. Carry out orders, provide AVS, schedule follow-up, and discharge patients. | ||||
| 15 | * Obtain specimens and perform simple Point of Care Testing as directed, including QA/QC and EKGs. | ||||
| 16 | * Upon successful completion of UCSF-specific medication administration tests, training, modules, a | ||||
| > | nd observations, administer injectable vaccines after verification of medication and dose with the p | ||||
| > | rovider immediately prior to vaccine administration. | ||||
| 17 | * Comply with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection cont | ||||
| > | rol, safety, administrative, and clinical practice. Comply with activities mandated by TJC/Title 22. | ||||
| 18 | * Transport patients as directed and ensure their safety. | ||||
| 19 | * Document use of an interpreter as appropriate. Work with interpreting services to facilitate inte | ||||
| > | rpreter participation for medical appointments in person, by video, or by phone. | ||||
| 20 | * Utilize ambulatory non-provider protocols to order and sign POCTs. | ||||
| 21 | * Participate in updating mandatory logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart l | ||||
| > | ogs. | ||||
| 22 | * Perform clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner. | ||||
| 23 | * Assist with procedures as needed for the department specialty and as determined by the Manager or | ||||
| > | Director. | ||||
| 24 | * Perform in-basket functions identified as areas of responsibility related to patient messages, la | ||||
| > | bs, authorizations, and other tasks. | ||||
| 25 | * Act as a chaperone as needed for medical providers. | ||||
| 26 | * Notify providers of patient delays and service issues. | ||||
| 27 | * Advocate for patients by helping facilitate provider punctuality. | ||||
| 28 | * Communicate provider delays to the front-office team and assist patients with issues and complain | ||||
| > | ts using conflict-management skills. | ||||
| 29 | * Share pertinent information and observations with other health team members. | ||||
| 30 | * Complete referrals to other providers as ordered by the physician, obtain authorizations from ins | ||||
| > | urers for medications, and assist physician staff in writing and sending patient communications. | ||||
| 31 | * Maintain clean, well-stocked exam rooms and maintain lab equipment and supply standards as direct | ||||
| > | ed by nursing staff or the appropriate supervisor. | ||||
| 32 | * Demonstrate service excellence by following the Everyday PRIDE Guide and UCSF Medical Center stan | ||||
| > | dards and expectations for communication and behavior. | ||||
| 33 | * Use effective communication skills with patients and staff; demonstrate proper telephone techniqu | ||||
| > | es and etiquette; assist patients and family members needing directions; show sensitivity to cultura | ||||
| > | l differences; and demonstrate positive, supportive teamwork. | ||||
| 34 | * Exhibit tact and professionalism in difficult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices. | ||||
| 35 | * Understand and adhere to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related t | ||||
| > | o Protected Health Information (PHI) and other sensitive and personal information. | ||||
| 36 | * Understand and adhere to safety and infection-control policies and procedures. | ||||
| 37 | * Assume accountability for improving quality metrics associated with the department/unit and meeti | ||||
| > | ng organizational and departmental targets. | ||||
| 38 | * Keep working areas neat, orderly, and clutter-free, including hallways. Follow cleaning processes | ||||
| > | , return items to their appropriate locations, and remove and report broken equipment and furniture. | ||||
| 39 | * Pick up and dispose of litter found throughout the facility. | ||||
| 40 | * Post flyers and posters only in designated areas. | ||||
| 41 | * Know where the Environment of Care Manual is kept in the department and correct or report unsafe | ||||
| > | conditions to the appropriate departments. | ||||
| 42 | * Protect the physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. | ||||
| 43 | * Assist in other departments when necessary. | ||||
| 44 | * Practice and maintain State and other regulatory body policies. | ||||
| 45 | * Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for department expectations and standards. | ||||
| 46 | * Perform other relevant duties as needed. | ||||