MSK/Ortho Medical Assistant II

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 phlebotomies, apply leads and monitor for diagnostic procedures, assist with patient education, assist with transportation, instruct in BLS requirements, perform IV access, and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Licenses Required: Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• One of the following certifications: NRCMA - Medical Assistant, NHA Clinical Medical Assistant Certification, NCMA, AMT Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), AAMA Assessment-Based Recognition in Order Entry (ABR-OE), AAMC Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Paramedic in the State of Utah, Advanced EMT certification with the State of Utah.