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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Employment Duration: 2 months (w/ potential for extension) |
| 2 | Employment Duration: 2 months (w/ potential for extension) Under supervision of the Administrative D | ||||
| > | irector and Nurse Manager, guided by policies and procedures of Ambulatory Services, and in collabor | ||||
| > | ation with the Clinical Nursing Staff, the Medical Assistant assists in the delivery of care to pati | ||||
| > | ents in the Urology Faculty Practice, Redwood Shores. Work includes a variety of personal care and n | ||||
| > | ursing procedures, including assuring positive care outcomes. The Medical Assistant performs assigne | ||||
| > | d patient care and laboratory procedures in support of the specialty care services provided to patie | ||||
| > | nts within the practices and is required to learn and assist in the Urology Procedure Center. The po | ||||
| > | sition requires adherence to the Telephone and House Standards adopted by the Medical Center and fle | ||||
| > | xibility to work at any UCSF campus as needed and scheduled. Key Responsibilities: Perform routine c | ||||
| > | linical functions and document in the patient chart, including vital signs, height, weight, pain scr | ||||
| > | eening, and chief complaints. Document use of interpreters as appropriate and work with interpreting | ||||
| > | services to facilitate participation in medical appointments in person, by phone, or by video when | ||||
| > | available. Assist nurses, providers, and patients in preparation for exams and procedures. Complete | ||||
| > | appropriate competencies to perform or assist with procedures required for the department specialty, | ||||
| > | including: Perform sterile processing procedures in the outpatient clinic, such as Cidex OPA, and m | ||||
| > | aintain appropriate logs. Clean and prepare instruments for transport to the sterile processing depa | ||||
| > | rtment. Transport instruments to the sterile processing department. Assist in complex medical proced | ||||
| > | ures. Act as a chaperone as needed for medical providers. Work as an internal float for the departme | ||||
| > | nt as requested by the supervisor. Transport patients as directed and ensure their safety. Monitor p | ||||
| > | atient flow in and out of the clinic. Obtain specimens and perform simple Point of Care Testing as d | ||||
| > | irected, including QA/QC and bladder scanning. Obtain specimens and perform simple laboratory proced | ||||
| > | ures in accordance with policies and procedures for specimen handling and processing. Participate in | ||||
| > | updating mandatory logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart logs. Obtain insur | ||||
| > | ance authorizations for medications. Perform clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner. | ||||
| > | Assist physician staff in writing and sending patient communications. Comply with Ambulatory Service | ||||
| > | s and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administrative practice, | ||||
| > | and clinical practice, including activities mandated by JCAHO/Title 22. Ensure medication cabinets | ||||
| > | remain locked at all times. Demonstrate courtesy, common sense, and follow-through in telephone comm | ||||
| > | unications while maintaining Medical Center Telephone Standards. Maintain a professional and helpful | ||||
| > | working environment by upholding the House Standards adopted by the Medical Center. Notify provider | ||||
| > | s of patient delays and service issues and help facilitate provider punctuality to maintain optimal | ||||
| > | clinic schedules. Communicate provider delays with the front office team and make announcements to p | ||||
| > | atients in waiting or exam rooms as needed when delays exceed 30 minutes. Share pertinent informatio | ||||
| > | n and observations with other health team members. Identify and communicate problems to nursing staf | ||||
| > | f or the appropriate supervisor. Offer suggestions for improvements in clinic/practice operations. A | ||||
| > | ssist patients with issues and complaints using conflict management skills. Use the Electronic Healt | ||||
| > | h Record (APeX) for documentation within the scope of practice, including: Document vital signs, hei | ||||
| > | ght, weight, and pain scale. Enter patient chief complaint and history. Enter patient-reported medic | ||||
| > | ations and allergies. Order and sign POCT with signed protocol. Document point-of-care test results. | ||||
| > | Enter and “pend” scripted orders from providers. Open Medication Refill Encounters for providers. S | ||||
| > | chedule laboratory, radiology, and other testing with a written provider order. Open telephone encou | ||||
| > | nters and staff messages. Maintain clean, well-stocked exam rooms, hub rooms, and lab areas; order a | ||||
| > | nd maintain supplies and lab equipment. Review lab logs and print results for providers as requested | ||||
| > | . Schedule complex procedures and coordinate services for patients. Coordinate with other Hospital A | ||||
| > | ssistants to ensure clinic coverage under the direction of the supervisor/manager. Maintain supply s | ||||
| > | tandards as directed by nursing staff or the appropriate supervisor. Adhere to infection control pro | ||||
| > | cedures and Ambulatory Services policies for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment. Part | ||||
| > | icipate in quality improvement and customer service initiatives, including wait-time studies and out | ||||
| > | come data collection from procedures. Demonstrate service excellence in accordance with UCSF Medical | ||||
| > | Center standards for communication and behavior. Maintain privacy, confidentiality, and security of | ||||
| > | Protected Health Information and other sensitive information. Maintain neat, orderly, and clutter-f | ||||
| > | ree working areas and report unsafe conditions, broken equipment, or furniture. Protect the physical | ||||
| > | environment and equipment from damage and theft. Perform other duties related to patient care activ | ||||
| > | ities as required. | ||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under supervision of the Administrative Director and Nurse Manager, guided by policies and procedur |
| > | es of Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the Clinical Nursing Staff, the Medical Assista | ||||
| > | nt assists in the delivery of care to patients in the Urology Faculty Practice, Redwood Shores. Work | ||||
| > | includes a variety of personal care and nursing procedures, including assuring positive care outcom | ||||
| > | es. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - One year of experience as a Medical Assistant/Hospital Assistant in a med | 4 | |||
| > | ical practice. - Current American Heart Association CPR Certification. - Willingness to support both | ||||
| > | adult and pediatric patients; prior pediatric experience is not required. - Flexibility to orient a | ||||
| > | nd work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. Preferred Qualifications: - .Certification from an app | ||||
| > | roved Medical Assistant program. | ||||
| 5 | The Medical Assistant performs assigned patient care and laboratory procedures in support of the sp | ||||
| > | ecialty care services provided to patients within the practices and is required to learn and assist | ||||
| > | in the Urology Procedure Center. The position requires adherence to the Telephone and House Standard | ||||
| > | s adopted by the Medical Center and flexibility to work at any UCSF campus as needed and scheduled. | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Key Responsibilities: | ||||
| 8 | * Perform routine clinical functions and document in the patient chart, including vital signs, heig | ||||
| > | ht, weight, pain screening, and chief complaints. | ||||
| 9 | * Document use of interpreters as appropriate and work with interpreting services to facilitate par | ||||
| > | ticipation in medical appointments in person, by phone, or by video when available. | ||||
| 10 | * Assist nurses, providers, and patients in preparation for exams and procedures. | ||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | * Complete appropriate competencies to perform or assist with procedures required for the departmen | ||||
| > | t specialty, including: | ||||
| 13 | * Perform sterile processing procedures in the outpatient clinic, such as Cidex OPA, and maintain a | ||||
| > | ppropriate logs. | ||||
| 14 | * Clean and prepare instruments for transport to the sterile processing department. | ||||
| 15 | * Transport instruments to the sterile processing department. | ||||
| 16 | * Assist in complex medical procedures. | ||||
| 17 | |||||
| 18 | * Act as a chaperone as needed for medical providers. | ||||
| 19 | * Work as an internal float for the department as requested by the supervisor. | ||||
| 20 | * Transport patients as directed and ensure their safety. | ||||
| 21 | * Monitor patient flow in and out of the clinic. | ||||
| 22 | * Obtain specimens and perform simple Point of Care Testing as directed, including QA/QC and bladde | ||||
| > | r scanning. | ||||
| 23 | * Obtain specimens and perform simple laboratory procedures in accordance with policies and procedu | ||||
| > | res for specimen handling and processing. | ||||
| 24 | * Participate in updating mandatory logs, including temperature, disaster cabinet, and crash cart l | ||||
| > | ogs. | ||||
| 25 | * Obtain insurance authorizations for medications. | ||||
| 26 | * Perform clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner. | ||||
| 27 | * Assist physician staff in writing and sending patient communications. | ||||
| 28 | * Comply with Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, | ||||
| > | safety, administrative practice, and clinical practice, including activities mandated by JCAHO/Titl | ||||
| > | e 22. | ||||
| 29 | * Ensure medication cabinets remain locked at all times. | ||||
| 30 | * Demonstrate courtesy, common sense, and follow-through in telephone communications while maintain | ||||
| > | ing Medical Center Telephone Standards. | ||||
| 31 | * Maintain a professional and helpful working environment by upholding the House Standards adopted | ||||
| > | by the Medical Center. | ||||
| 32 | * Notify providers of patient delays and service issues and help facilitate provider punctuality to | ||||
| > | maintain optimal clinic schedules. | ||||
| 33 | * Communicate provider delays with the front office team and make announcements to patients in wait | ||||
| > | ing or exam rooms as needed when delays exceed 30 minutes. | ||||
| 34 | * Share pertinent information and observations with other health team members. | ||||
| 35 | * Identify and communicate problems to nursing staff or the appropriate supervisor. | ||||
| 36 | * Offer suggestions for improvements in clinic/practice operations. | ||||
| 37 | * Assist patients with issues and complaints using conflict management skills. | ||||
| 38 | |||||
| 39 | * Use the Electronic Health Record (APeX) for documentation within the scope of practice, including | ||||
| > | : | ||||
| 40 | * Document vital signs, height, weight, and pain scale. | ||||
| 41 | * Enter patient chief complaint and history. | ||||
| 42 | * Enter patient-reported medications and allergies. | ||||
| 43 | * Order and sign POCT with signed protocol. | ||||
| 44 | * Document point-of-care test results. | ||||
| 45 | * Enter and "pend" scripted orders from providers. | ||||
| 46 | * Open Medication Refill Encounters for providers. | ||||
| 47 | * Schedule laboratory, radiology, and other testing with a written provider order. | ||||
| 48 | * Open telephone encounters and staff messages. | ||||
| 49 | |||||
| 50 | * Maintain clean, well-stocked exam rooms, hub rooms, and lab areas; order and maintain supplies an | ||||
| > | d lab equipment. | ||||
| 51 | * Review lab logs and print results for providers as requested. | ||||
| 52 | * Schedule complex procedures and coordinate services for patients. | ||||
| 53 | * Coordinate with other Hospital Assistants to ensure clinic coverage under the direction of the su | ||||
| > | pervisor/manager. | ||||
| 54 | * Maintain supply standards as directed by nursing staff or the appropriate supervisor. | ||||
| 55 | * Adhere to infection control procedures and Ambulatory Services policies for cleaning, disinfectin | ||||
| > | g, and sterilizing equipment. | ||||
| 56 | * Participate in quality improvement and customer service initiatives, including wait-time studies | ||||
| > | and outcome data collection from procedures. | ||||
| 57 | * Demonstrate service excellence in accordance with UCSF Medical Center standards for communication | ||||
| > | and behavior. | ||||
| 58 | * Maintain privacy, confidentiality, and security of Protected Health Information and other sensiti | ||||
| > | ve information. | ||||
| 59 | * Maintain neat, orderly, and clutter-free working areas and report unsafe conditions, broken equip | ||||
| > | ment, or furniture. | ||||
| 60 | * Protect the physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. | ||||
| 61 | * Perform other duties related to patient care activities as required. | ||||