Medical Office Assistant II

Kaiser Permanente; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Medical Office Assistant II in San Diego, CA to support nurses and providers with routine patient care and clerical tasks. The role involves documenting in patient records, assisting with exams, and educating families per provider direction.

The position requires completion of a Medical Office Assistant program or equivalent experience, basic clinical skills, and the ability to follow instructions.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Office Assistant program with Certification or equivalent experience (6 months or 12 months).
• Ability to give and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work effectively with the public.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient exams and procedures following department policies.
• Take vital signs and prepare/clean wounds as directed.
• Transport patients and prepare treatment rooms for procedures.
• Assist during minor surgeries and diagnostic exams as directed by the physician.
• Maintain patient records and transmit information per provider orders.

Skills

Vital signs

Sterile techniques

Oral and written communication

CPR certification

Education

Medical Office Assistant program

Job description

Job Summary

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.

Essential Responsibilities

• 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.

Basic Qualifications

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

Education

• 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.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Job Duties

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.


• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.


• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Primary Location: California,San Diego,Garfield Specialty Care
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM
Working Hours End: 07:00 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B09|OPEIU|Local 30
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Garfield Specialty Center - Urology-Regular Clinic - 0806
Pay Range: $29.49 - $31.97 / hour
Travel: Yes, 100 % of the Time
Work Setting: Onsite
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.