Medical Office Assistant II Job at Kaiser Permanente (San Marcos)

Job Description

Under direct supervision of RN or provider performs routine patient care followingdepartment policies and procedures. Assists with patient exams and procedures, responds to members telephone messages and provides education to members and families.

Job Responsibility

May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider, cleaning wound after providers assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider
Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situations following established procedures
May draw up injection solutions for immediate use upon physician orders
Orients patients to system policies and practices
Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction
Reviews instruction sheet with patient
Transports patients by assisting or lifting individuals onto mobile beds or wheelchairs and transports/transfers patient onto other hospital or clinic areas as directed
Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment room prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed by physician
May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients and assisting as directed
Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping
may hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by physician
Assures safety or patient during procedures and transport
May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens
May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures
Follow Universal Precautions
Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee
Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling files and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed
Initiates and/or completes diagnostic test forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays medical information from physician to patient and relays information from patient to physician
Charts in patient medical records as indicated
May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemocult tests, tests to determine PH., protein and PKU
May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities
Collects, by non-invasive techniques and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, sputum and stool
Participates in Departmental Quality Assurance Activities
Performs other duties as required
Under direct supervision of RN or provider performs routine patient care following department policies and procedures
Assists with patient exams and procedures, responds to members telephone messages and provides education to members and families

Requirements

Completion of a program in Medical Office Assistant with Certification and equivalent of six (6) months experience or twelve (12) months equivalent experience in lieu of certification required
Ability to give and follow oral and written instructions
Ability to work effectively with the public
Demonstrated knowledge of the sterile techniques
Valid CPR Prescription call in for ambulatory care setting

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