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 the supervision of a clinical leade | ||||
| > | r, guided by the policies and procedures of Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with clinic le | ||||
| > | aders, the Hospital Assistant III assists in the delivery of care to patients in multiple Cancer Cen | ||||
| > | ter ambulatory group practices. This position supports various cost centers within the Cancer Center | ||||
| > | across multiple campuses and satellite offices. Responsibilities include a variety of patient-focus | ||||
| > | ed clinical and administrative tasks in support of specialty care services. The incumbent is expecte | ||||
| > | d to learn and assist in all Cancer Center specialty practices. Key Responsibilities: Clinical Suppo | ||||
| > | rt Validate and document patient-reported information. Perform routine clinical functions and docume | ||||
| > | nt in the patient chart, including fall risk assessments, vital signs, height, weight, pain screenin | ||||
| > | g, and chief complaints. Follow established safety, environmental, and infection control standards. | ||||
| > | Document interpreter use as appropriate and coordinate interpreting services for patient appointment | ||||
| > | s. Assist with medication reconciliation by helping patients update medication lists. Assist nurses, | ||||
| > | providers, and patients in preparation for examinations and procedures. Perform outpatient sterile | ||||
| > | processing procedures, including Cidex OPA, and maintain required logs. Assist with complex medical | ||||
| > | procedures such as colonoscopies, biopsies, and ultrasounds. Complete required competencies to suppo | ||||
| > | rt procedures safely and effectively. Serve as a chaperone for medical providers as needed. Transpor | ||||
| > | t patients safely as directed. Monitor patient flow throughout the clinic. Perform simple point-of-c | ||||
| > | are testing, including quality assurance and quality control activities. Obtain specimens and perfor | ||||
| > | m simple laboratory procedures in accordance with specimen handling policies. Maintain required clin | ||||
| > | ic logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart logs. Comply with all Ambulatory Se | ||||
| > | rvices and Medical Center policies related to infection control, safety, administrative, and clinica | ||||
| > | l practice. Identify and communicate issues to the care team and supervisor. Notify providers of pat | ||||
| > | ient delays and service concerns while advocating for timely patient care. Maintain clean, organized | ||||
| > | , and well-stocked exam rooms, hub rooms, and laboratory areas. Order and maintain clinical supplies | ||||
| > | as directed. Patient Care Coordination Manage clinical team in-basket messaging, staff messages, te | ||||
| > | lephone encounters, and patient communications through the electronic health record (APEX). Collabor | ||||
| > | ate with members of the practice team to coordinate patient care. Coordinate care and assist in reso | ||||
| > | lving patient care issues. Schedule complex procedures and coordinate patient services at check-out. | ||||
| > | Maintain fax folders and upload documents to patient records. Prepare patient letters and forms, in | ||||
| > | cluding disability and work-related documentation. Manage external genomic testing workflows. Comple | ||||
| > | te referrals as ordered by providers. Obtain insurance authorizations for medications, procedures, a | ||||
| > | nd film or slide reviews. Assist clinical staff with preparing and sending patient communications. D | ||||
| > | emonstrate professional and courteous telephone communication. Answer phones for clinical practice t | ||||
| > | eams. Additional Responsibilities Participate in quality improvement and customer service initiative | ||||
| > | s. Offer suggestions to improve clinic and practice operations. Assist patients with concerns using | ||||
| > | conflict management skills. Share relevant information and observations with members of the healthca | ||||
| > | re team. Perform other patient care-related duties as assigned. | ||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the supervision of a clinical leader, guided by the policies and procedures of Ambulatory Ser |
| > | vices, and in collaboration with clinic leaders, the Hospital Assistant III assists in the delivery | ||||
| > | of care to patients in multiple Cancer Center ambulatory group practices. This position supports var | ||||
| > | ious cost centers within the Cancer Center across multiple campuses and satellite offices. Responsib | ||||
| > | ilities include a variety of patient-focused clinical and administrative tasks in support of special | ||||
| > | ty care services. The incumbent is expected to learn and assist in all Cancer Center specialty pract | ||||
| > | ices. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Minimum of six months of recent experience as a Medical Assistant - Flexi | 4 | |||
| > | bility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations. - Current American Heart Association CPR Cer | ||||
| > | tification. Preferred Qualifications: - Certification from an approved Medical Assistant program, or | ||||
| > | an equivalent combination of two years of training and experience. - Experience with insurance veri | ||||
| > | fication, medical record data abstraction, or patient financial services. - Bilingual or multilingua | ||||
| > | l capability (Spanish, Cantonese, or Russian). - Experience working in an ambulatory medical setting | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 5 | Key Responsibilities: | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Clinical Support | ||||
| 8 | * Validate and document patient-reported information. | ||||
| 9 | * Perform routine clinical functions and document in the patient chart, including fall risk assessm | ||||
| > | ents, vital signs, height, weight, pain screening, and chief complaints. | ||||
| 10 | * Follow established safety, environmental, and infection control standards. | ||||
| 11 | * Document interpreter use as appropriate and coordinate interpreting services for patient appointm | ||||
| > | ents. | ||||
| 12 | * Assist with medication reconciliation by helping patients update medication lists. | ||||
| 13 | * Assist nurses, providers, and patients in preparation for examinations and procedures. | ||||
| 14 | * Perform outpatient sterile processing procedures, including Cidex OPA, and maintain required logs | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 15 | * Assist with complex medical procedures such as colonoscopies, biopsies, and ultrasounds. | ||||
| 16 | * Complete required competencies to support procedures safely and effectively. | ||||
| 17 | * Serve as a chaperone for medical providers as needed. | ||||
| 18 | * Transport patients safely as directed. | ||||
| 19 | * Monitor patient flow throughout the clinic. | ||||
| 20 | * Perform simple point-of-care testing, including quality assurance and quality control activities. | ||||
| 21 | * Obtain specimens and perform simple laboratory procedures in accordance with specimen handling po | ||||
| > | licies. | ||||
| 22 | * Maintain required clinic logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart logs. | ||||
| 23 | * Comply with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies related to infection control, saf | ||||
| > | ety, administrative, and clinical practice. | ||||
| 24 | * Identify and communicate issues to the care team and supervisor. | ||||
| 25 | * Notify providers of patient delays and service concerns while advocating for timely patient care. | ||||
| 26 | * Maintain clean, organized, and well-stocked exam rooms, hub rooms, and laboratory areas. | ||||
| 27 | * Order and maintain clinical supplies as directed. | ||||
| 28 | |||||
| 29 | Patient Care Coordination | ||||
| 30 | * Manage clinical team in-basket messaging, staff messages, telephone encounters, and patient commu | ||||
| > | nications through the electronic health record (APEX). | ||||
| 31 | * Collaborate with members of the practice team to coordinate patient care. | ||||
| 32 | * Coordinate care and assist in resolving patient care issues. | ||||
| 33 | * Schedule complex procedures and coordinate patient services at check-out. | ||||
| 34 | * Maintain fax folders and upload documents to patient records. | ||||
| 35 | * Prepare patient letters and forms, including disability and work-related documentation. | ||||
| 36 | * Manage external genomic testing workflows. | ||||
| 37 | * Complete referrals as ordered by providers. | ||||
| 38 | * Obtain insurance authorizations for medications, procedures, and film or slide reviews. | ||||
| 39 | * Assist clinical staff with preparing and sending patient communications. | ||||
| 40 | * Demonstrate professional and courteous telephone communication. | ||||
| 41 | * Answer phones for clinical practice teams. | ||||
| 42 | |||||
| 43 | Additional Responsibilities | ||||
| 44 | * Participate in quality improvement and customer service initiatives. | ||||
| 45 | * Offer suggestions to improve clinic and practice operations. | ||||
| 46 | * Assist patients with concerns using conflict management skills. | ||||
| 47 | * Share relevant information and observations with members of the healthcare team. | ||||
| 48 | * Perform other patient care-related duties as assigned. | ||||