Medical Assistant I

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member.
• Performs CLIA-waived lab tests as identified by department and reports results to the appropriate personnel.
• Performs additional skills such as suture removal, straight catheterization, and injections (IM, Subq, 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 equipment.
• Answers telephones, forwards telephone messages, and schedules appointments, procedures, and diagnostic tests under the direction of licensed staff.
• Assists with routine clerical functions such as filing medical information, locating and compiling department charts, obtaining medical records from other providers, 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, apply leads and monitor for diagnostic procedures, assist with inpatient and family education, assist with transportation of patients, instruct in BLS requirements, and perform IV access.
• May perform other duties based on department assigned.

Qualifications

• Verifiable completion of one of the following: State-approved EMT course, one year of Medical Assistant experience in an ambulatory care clinic or other healthcare setting, Medical Assisting education program, or University Hospital Medical Assistant certification program.
• Licenses Required: Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of specialty skills within six weeks of hire.