Medical Assistant Florida

Responsibilities

• JOB DESCRIPTION
• YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• 2 years of Medical Assistant/clinical experience desirable. Knowledge of aseptic technique, basic wound care, patient safety and patient transport techniques.
• YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
• Knowledge of communication of patient status through recording and reporting of clinical data (i. e. vital signs, pulse oximetry, height and weight), basic medical terminology.
• PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
• ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS
• Indoor area with frequent exposure. Located in an indoor area with frequent exposure to mild physical discomfort from dust, fumes, temperature, and noise. Examples: patient care providers and laboratory technicians.
• HAZARDS OSHA
• OSHA Category 1. Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials.
• POSITION & UNIT ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Demonstrates Clinical Proficiency - Reports changes in patient's condition. Reports changes in patient condition to the RN or MD.
• Demonstrates Competency & Safety of Patient Care - Completes duties requesting assistance as needed. Carries out responsibilities in a timely fashion, requesting assistance as needed.
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance -Maintains a costeffective approach to patient care. Uses type and quantity of materials to meet patient care requirements at the least cost.
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Maximizes efficiency and productivity. Identifies and recommends ways to improve efficiency and/or outcomes in work standards.
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Performs support activities that maintain unit oprations. Performs activities that maintain efficient unit operations, as assigned (such as preparing patients for transport, keeping egress clear).
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Provides feedback to others to ensure performance improvement. Provides feedback to personnel as necessary to acknowledge and/or improve quality (i. e. timeliness, efficiency, appropriateness, patient satisfaction).
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Reports excessive use of costly materials. Recognizes and reports use of costly or excessive quantity of materials.
• Endeavors to Improve Organizational Performance - Shares pertinent professional information and knowledge with others. Exchanges appropriate and professional information with coworkers.
• Ensures Continuum of Care - Communicates when deadlines cannot be met. Communicates to appropriate person when deadlines cannot be met and identifies barriers to task completion.
• Ensures Continuum of Care - Initiates emergency interventions appropriately. Initiates emergency interventions (heartsaver) as appropriate according to unitbased standard of care.
• Ensures Continuum of Care - Provides status report of patient. Gives verbal handoffs and patient reports to RN and other colleagues, at breaks, change of shifts and before leaving the unit.
• Exercises Leadership - Notifies appropriate personnel of urgent/emergent situations. Notifies appropriate personnel of emergent/urgent situations; initiates emergency interventions (Heartsaver) as appropriate.
• Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Accurately records data. Accurately records data (i. e. vital signs, heights and weight).
• Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Follows guidelines for documentation. Documents per established HSS/office guidelines.
• Participates in Education - Completes mandatory elearning. Completes mandatory annual elearning.
• Participates in Education - Maintains clinical competency. Maintains clinical competencies by attending Hospital wide inservices as approved and assigned by Patient Care Director.
• Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Promotes & ensures patient safety. Follows and implements established policies and procedures to ensure patient safety.
• Promotes Environment of Care/Infection Control - Promotes principles o

Additional Information

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