Medical Assistant Apprentice - Redstone Health Center - Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member.
• Performs CLIA Wave lab tests as identified by department and reports results to the appropriate personnel.
• Performs skills such as suture removal, and injections (IM, Subcutaneous and intra-dermal).
• Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient examination as requested and assists with procedures.
• Maintains and cleans assigned patient examination rooms, unit areas and unit equipment.
• Answers telephones, forwards telephone messages, and schedules appointments, procedures, and diagnostic tests.
• Assists with routine clerical functions such as filing medical information, locating and compiling department charts, obtaining medical records, and entering charges for billing purposes.
• Attends and completes mandatory education including infection prevention and control, safety, CPR, equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and department policies.
• May perform patient phlebotomy and apply leads and monitors for diagnostic procedures under the direct supervision of licensed personnel.
• May assist inpatient and family education by providing educational material and general health information to patients and family members.
• May assist with transportation of patients to ancillary departments or inpatient units as directed by licensed staff.
• Performs other duties based on department assigned.

Requirements

• Concurrent enrollment in a Medical Assisting program associated with a USHE (Utah System of Higher Education) school.
• Completion of a signed MA Apprenticeship Repayment Agreement.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.

Qualifications

• Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving patients or objects, such as medical equipment, while providing patient care.
• Physical Requirements: Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking.