Medical Assistant - Cancer Center Treatment Room HOPD - FT - Day

About the role

The Oncology medical assistant is knowledgeable in several areas including specimen collection, can provide simple patient teaching in several areas including procedures, laboratory tests, and medication. Rooms patients, obtains vital signs and communicates pertinent information to the team. The medical assistant is responsible for maintaining the clinic rooms, ensuring cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Implements identified plan through coordination of care with interdisciplinary care team to employ strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Communicates pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting in a timely manner.
• Promotes infection prevention through use of standard precautions, proper procedure in dressing changes, wound care, hand hygiene and cleanliness of the patient rooms/department.
• Provides assistance with activities of daily living (ADL’s), accurate measurement and recording of weight, height, vital signs and report any changes to assigned nurse.
• Delivers care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring illustrated by creating caring relationships, taking time to have uninterrupted moments with patients and displaying unconditional acceptance and respect.
• Promotes a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas, supports the effectiveness of professional relationships, and integrates ethics in all aspects of practice.
• Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and settings.
• Practices Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles in their daily work by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds or beliefs.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Mentors Medical Assistants new to their role for the purpose of ensuring successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
• Supports students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Commits to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
• Demonstrates willingness to participate in process of evolution the scope of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible, and used judiciously.

Requirements

• Experience in an office or clinic setting.
• Knowledgeable of and follows proper technique for patient care.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
• Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
• Participates actively in educational activities for department.
• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed first semester in an accredited nursing program.
• Successfully completed a medical assistant or patient care technician program.
• A Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician may be substituted for the educational requirement.

Skills

• Knowledgeable of and follows proper technique for patient care.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
• Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
• Participates actively in educational activities for department.
• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills.

Benefits

• Active certification to practice in Kansas as either Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant, or Emergency Medical Technician is required as a substitute for education qualifications.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift)