Medical Assistant
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Littleton
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
SEIU Local 105 - $21.69 - $23.67
"May be entitled to translation/bilingual, shift or other wage
premiums as governed by the applicable collective bargaining
agreement. Please refer to the respective collective bargaining
agreement for additional information on such wage premiums:
https://www.lmpartnership.org/local-contracts."
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, performs a variety of basic and routine
patient care and clerical duties to assist medical providers in the
care and treatment of patients. Primary function is to room
patients and facilitate provider schedule. Makes members/patients
and their needs a primary focus of ones actions; develops and
sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks
information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems,
expectations, and needs. Builds rapport and cooperative
relationship with members/patients. Considers how actions or plans
will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs
and resolves problems.
Essential Responsibilities:
This position, knows and complies with all Kaiser Permanente
quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures.
Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical
practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers,
and leadership. Ensures patient safety in the preparation and
provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications
including the consistent use of 5 rights and 3 checks of medication
administration, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention,
including consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural
time outs. Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and
unsafe working conditions promptly.
Performs appropriate basic, routine and regular delegated medical
functions as directed and within appropriate scope of practice as
inferred by knowledge, skill level, and KP guidelines (e.g., vision
screening, ear irrigations, hearing tests, hematocrit, tonometry
measurements, EKG tests, collecting throat, wound, and sputum
specimens, and urine cultures) using appropriate instruments,
techniques, and specimen labeling process.
Supports physicians and other medical providers performing routine
examination and treatment procedures by attending patient during
procedures and providing appropriate supplies and instruments.
Performs routine clerical and reception duties, as required, such
as completing patient visit records, maintaining departmental logs,
answering telephones and taking messages, checking in patients, and
scheduling patient appointments.
Performs other duties as assigned, such as assisting in orienting
and training new employees, transporting equipment or patient,
stocking shelves, taking inventories, ordering supplies.
Demonstrates computer literacy for charting and reviewing in an
automated medical record. Works within scope of practice and
according to KP policies. Complies with regulatory requirements and
standards of care.
Medical Assistants hired before 4/14/03 with medication
administration knowledge & skill competency validation prior to
1/1/05 and a current annual competency validation and written
provider sponsor agreement may administer ONLY routine & regularly
given meds per the regional medication administration guideline.
MAs can not administer medications that require drug dose
calculation.
Performs duties and responsibilities with excellence, enthusiasm,
great service orientation demonstrating courteous behaviors and
mannerisms, and by anticipating physician and other medical
providers needs. Demonstrates flexibility and readily assists other
staff members. Maintains a safe and healthy work environment for
patients, self, and others.
Prepares examination and treatment rooms for use by physicians and
other medical providers by cleaning, stocking and arranging
supplies, equipment and instruments. Prepares treatment rooms for
special procedures using knowledge of sterile technique, as
required. Cleans, packages and sterilizes reusable supplies and
instruments, as needed, appropriately using germicide solution.
Reviews and communicates to physician and other medical providers
appointment schedule to determine patient visit order and solicits
special instructions or requests for the day, greets and escorts
patient to examination or treatment room in a respectful, warm and
caring manner. Keeps patients, physician or other medical
providers, and other team members, informed of physicians or other
medical providers status and/or time delays throughout the day.
Interviews patient to determine reason for visit; takes patients
vital signs, e.g., blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature,
height and weight; records information in patient's medical record;
and reports findings to appropriate personnel, according to
standard requirements.
Instructs or assists patients in preparation for scheduled
procedures, in a caring and courteous manner. Provides routine
verbal and written instructions to patients as specifically
directed, such as use of crutches, cast care and wound care;
escorts patients to other patient care areas, as needed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Education
Completion of a Medical Assistant training program of at least six
(6) months in duration for the Medical Assistant. Copy of diploma
and transcripts from program required.
High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
required.
License, Certification, Registration
Additional Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
Behavioral Health and/or Chemical Dependency preferred.
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: Medical Assistant
LOCATION: Highlands Ranch, Colorado
REQNUMBER: 1177728
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified
applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered
for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local
laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance
Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or
disability status.
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