Medical Assistant III, Float - OBGYN, Oncology (Westwood)

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bilingual Spanish

Travel between department clinics

Job summary

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles seeks a Medical Assistant to provide administrative and patient care support to physicians and other health care professionals in department clinics. The MA 3 will travel to department clinics throughout the community as assigned by the supervisor for coverage.

Other duties, as assigned. Required: MA diploma/certificate or national certification (CMA/NCCT/AMT) and a BLS card; knowledge of medical terminology; ability to assist with

Qualifications

• Documentation of completing an accredited MA program or national MA certification.
• BLS/CPR certification required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and patient care procedures.
• Ability to assist with injections, venipuncture and specimen handling.
• Capable of coordinating referrals and scheduling across clinics.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and patient care support to physicians and health care teams.
• Travel to department clinics throughout the community for coverage as assigned.
• Perform duties related to specimen handling and safe patient care.
• Assist with referrals, scheduling and clinic operations as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Communication with diverse populations

Education

Medical assistant diploma/certificate from accredited program

National MA certification (CMA/NCCT/AMT)

Completion of MA program + injections/venipuncture training (10 hours each)

BLS certification (AHA/ARC)

Tools

EMR system

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Description

Provide administrative and patient care support to physicians and other health care professionals in department clinics. The MA 3 will travel and work at department clinics throughout the community as assigned by the supervisor for coverage. Other duties, as assigned.

Salaryrange: $31.24 - $41.22 hourly

Qualifications

Required:

• A medical assistantdiploma or certificate as follows:

  
  

  1. Documentation ofcompleting of a medical assistant program from a medical assistant school thatis accredited by ASSCS,

  
  

  ACCET, CAAHEP orABHES

  
  

  OR

  
  

  2. Documentation ofnational certification for medical assistant issued by CMA, NCCT or AMT

  
  

  OR

  
  

  3. Documentation ofcompleting a medical assistant program and demonstrated completion of no lessthan 10 clock hours of training in administering injections and performing skintests; 10 hours of training in venipuncture and skin puncture for the purposeof withdrawing blood; at least 10 of each intramuscular, subcutaneous, andintradermal injections and 10 skin tests, and/or at least 10 venipuncture and10 skin punctures; 10 hours of training in administering medication byinhalation.




• BLS Card from AHAor ARC



• Knowledge of normal and abnormal symptomatology and life threatening medical problems


• Ability to skillfully administer oral, IM, intradermal and subcutaneous medications


• Knowledge of medical terminology


• Interpersonal skills to interact with patients, families, ancillary departments, physicians and co-workers in a courteous and compassionate manner


• Ability to follow proper channels of policies & procedures, communication & work standards


• Ability to organize tasks to facilitate smooth work/patient flow


• Knowledge to schedule patients for referrals to specialists


• Knowledge of all safety requirements when handling Biohazardous specimens or contaminated instruments


• Ability to perform accurate patient sample testing for waived tests


• Skill in speaking on a one-to-one basis with persons of various cultural, economic and educational backgrounds to obtain and communicate information


• Skill in employing independent decision-making techniques while performing various job duties


• Ability to maintain composure in situations involving emergencies, dealing with hostile patients, or heavy workload


• Knowledge of Obstetrics and Gynecology terminology and procedures


• Ability to work flexible hours and trave to department clinics as assigned

Preferred:

• Ability to use computerized patient care systems and web-based programs such as the University's EMR system, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook


• Bilingual-Spanish