Medical Assistant - Hospital Specialty - Emergency Room - University Hospital

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

• Takes verbal and Written orders from physician and responds accordingly
• Conducts initial intake to include taking vital signs, height and weight
• Pulls and assesses charts for completeness and documents in Electronic Medical Record
• Prepares examination rooms for patients
• Places patients in exam rooms and assists patients by supporting or lifting as required
• Transports specimens to laboratory and conducts routine laboratory tests
• Assists patients in wheelchairs or stretchers by lifting or directing as required
• Performs procedures such as EKG
• Draws blood samples and obtains blood cultures
• Cleans and stocks exam rooms
• Provides back up to front desk staff
• Checks patients in and updates demographic information on a computerized system
• Prepares charts, answers telephones and directs calls
• Maintains medical records and other files
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone
• Responds to overhead pages
• Notifies Charge Nurse when leaving unit
• Maintains accurate and complete records by recording vital signs as needed, maintaining refrigerator temperature and blood culture logs
• Accepts and completes all duties positively and without conflict
• Cooperates helps others and improves the performance of the unit
• Completes all mandatory unit, educational and hospital requirements
• Utilizes cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Demonstrates the ability to provide competent patient care to the following patient populations: Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adults and Geriatric
• Stocks supplies on a daily basis
• Cleans monitor cables between patients
• Maintains oxygen and suction equipment ready for use
• Checks supplies monthly for expiration dates
• Ensures blood culture contamination rates under 2%
• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies and performs these responsibilities in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values
• Adheres to hospital policies including confidentiality
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required
• Completion of a Medical Assistant or related healthcare training program Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.