Medical Assistant Per Diem - TMCH Cancer Center Green Valley

Job Title

Provides clerical assistance and basic patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse, and/or Program Director, and/or Medical Director. Or assist in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management under the direct guidance of a physician as well as the polices and protocols of Tucson Medical Center.

Essential Functions

• Formulates and implements accurate and timely care.
• Takes vital signs, weighs patients, and collects routine urine specimens, cleans catch specimens, stool specimens, and sputum specimens; draws blood from patient and return test tubes to the laboratory.
• Performs dressing changes and treatments using aseptic technique.
• Discontinues IV lines and performs EKGs.
• Routinely checks expiration dates and ensures all medications are properly stored and expired drugs properly disposed of.
• Obtains prior authorizations, manages referrals, assists with the scheduling of procedures and performs other related tasks to assist physician and patient.
• Calls patients regarding test results, follow-up appointment visits, and missed appointments. Schedules patient visits and assists with their medical needs.
• Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and discharges; monitors and restocks supplies.
• Opens sterile supplies and sets up for procedures.
• Charts observations and vital signs on assigned patients in legible, accurate and appropriate format following hospital and unit procedures
• Applies restraints as directed by nurse, per hospital policy.
• Promotes a safe therapeutic environment that allows for the delivery of high quality patient care.
• Notifies appropriate personnel of equipment malfunctions and repairs needed.
• Participates in the orientation of new program personnel and in the ongoing in-service education of the team; participates in ongoing staff education.
• Receives, handles and transfers phone calls, and messages within the department promptly and courteously.
• Escorts patients to and from the exam room, takes vital signs and notes reason for visit. Documents all clinical interactions with patients and signs documentation.
• Posts information to records; maintains files and records; inputs and retrieves data utilizing knowledge of various computer software packages.
• Transcribes orders; schedules appointments.
• Operates a personal computer, calculator, FAX machine, copy machine or related office machinery in performing assigned duties.
• Processes patient charges as required.
• Takes care of the body after death.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Experience: Six (6) months of medical assistance experience.

Licensure or Certification: Written proof of completion of recognized Medical Assistant course. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of patient care protocols and practices.
• Knowledge of general patient care practice, methods and regulations.
• Knowledge of patient privacy regulations.
• Skill in attending to patients with care and attention to needs.
• Skill in assisting with more complex patient care programs.
• Ability to recognize a patient in distress and follow directions to get assistance.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others' communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively in front of doctors, nurses, staff and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.