Medical Office Assistant II

• 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, such as checking patients medical records for incomplete data, relaying messages to staff personnel.
• Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.
• Note: Bold print indicates those difference between the Medical Office Assistant I and II classifications.
• These responsibilities are specific to the Medical Office Assistant II.

• If position is for Pediatrics, it requires minimum of one (1) year pediatric or equivalent experience.

• 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.

• N/A

• 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.

• N/A.

Notes:

• Scheduled work hours per week will be 20-32. 
• Floating location Garfield Specialty Center and all future locations