Medical Assistant (MA) FT - Days - Urgent Care 2nd St

DHR Health - US:TX:McAllen - Days

Summary:

Assist administrative and clinical team members by performing a variety of clerical and clinical duties to ensure departmental function within the health care facility as well as departmental compliance in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Such duties include but are not limited to: administers new hire screening tests, maintains all current employee health files, provides injections, data entry and implements EH programs. Participates in volunteer programs and special assignments. Performs other duties as assigned within scope of practice.


POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :
• High School graduate or G.E.D. certificate required.
• Completion Medical Assistant Program required.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire date.
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Organizational skills is necessary
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience


JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :
• One (1) year experience preferred
• Immunization administration, veni-puncture and urine collection experience required.
• Must have Excel, Microsoft computer experience and must be able to learn department IS system
• Able to adjust and/or troubleshoot monitoring equipment, and computer equipment.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency/experience in general.
• Requires good communication and organizational skills.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.


Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:
• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices
• Perform basic administrative medical assisting functions.
• Schedule, coordinate and monitor appointments
• Understand and adhere to managed care policies and procedures.
• Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control.
• Comply with quality assurance practices.
• Screen and follow up patient test results.
• Collect and process specimens accurately.
• Perform diagnostic test as necessary.
• Adhere to established patient screening procedures at all times.
• Assist in obtaining patient history and vital signs as necessary.
• Assist with the preparation and administration of medications and immunizations.
• Maintains accurate medication and immunization records.
• Prepares and maintains all employee health files in an orderly fashion.
• Perform inventory of supplies and equipment as necessary.
• Adequately maintains departmental medical assistant coverage.
• Answer and direct all phone calls appropriately
• Effectively communicates and works well with other staff
• Adheres to assigned projects/tasks
• Volunteers for special assignments/projects
• Performs other assigned duties as assigned


Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :


(Chain-of-command)


1. Office Manager


CUSTOMER SERVICE:


Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.


AGE SPECIFIC :


Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) :


A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.


The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:
• Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
• Yes
• Kneeling
• Yes
• Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
• Yes
• Walking
• Yes
• Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
• Yes
• Standing/Squatting
• Yes
• Straight pulling
• Yes
• Sitting
• Yes
• Pulling hand over hand
• Yes
• Pushing
• Yes
• Repeated bending
• Yes
• Stooping/Bending
• Yes
• Reaching above shoulder
• Yes
• Climbing Stairs
• Yes
• Simple grasping
• Yes
• Climbing Ladders
• No
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Yes
• Depth Perceptions needed
• Yes
• Ability to see
• Yes
• Identify Colors
• Yes
• Operating office equipment
• Yes
• Twisting
• Yes
• Operating mechanical equipment
• Yes
• Crawling
• No
• Ability to read and write
• Yes
• Ability to Count
• Yes
• Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
• Yes
• Operating Personal Vehicle
• Yes
• Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
• Yes
• Other: Ability to deal with stress
• Yes
• OSHA Category
• III
•
•B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.


C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.


D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW


Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3


Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3


Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2


Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2


Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3


Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2


Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3


Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3


Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3


Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3


Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3


I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.


If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.


Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________


Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.