Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist II - Cancer Center

Bargaining Unit: EA

Rate of Pay: $33.00/hour + DOE

• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height, and records information in various electronic medical record systems.
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients and for special procedures specific to practitioner specialty.
• Drapes patients with covering and positions instruments and equipment.
• Hands instruments and materials to practitioners as directed.
• Cleans and processes instruments.
• Maintains par levels of medical supplies and medications. Follows Department for ordering supplies.
• Checks outdates and ensures all outdated supplies, materials and medications are discarded and replaced per policy.
• Maintains patient care equipment.
• Responsible for cleaning, organizing, stocking supplies, and maintaining patient exam rooms between visits.
• Operates electrocardiograph (EKG) and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests or calls medical facility or department to schedule patients for tests and to obtain test results.
• Performs routine Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived laboratory tests.
• Administers intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injections, verifying correct medication and dosage with the licensed clinical staff
• Informs practitioner with patient specific information, relevant to prescription requests, and routes prescriptions to pharmacy as needed. 
• Assists with patient education.
• Answers telephone calls and retrieves messages. Gives information, routes calls, or performs follow-up as indicated utilizing medical assisting skills and as per Department policy.
• Performs venipuncture and collects and prepares laboratory samples obtained via venous draw.
• Performs basic wound care and wound dressing changes as directed (if relevant to Department).
• Administers intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injections, verifying correct medication and dosage with the licensed clinical staff.
• Submits and tracks orders for specialty and genetic tests (if relevant to Department).
• Participates in interdisciplinary huddles and reports updates as assigned (if relevant to Department).
• Coordinates durable medical equipment (DME) orders and tracks status, including requests for medical beds and oxygen (if relevant to Department).
• Travels off-site to provide support for employer and community health activities as scheduled (if relevant to Department).
• Assists front office staff with clerical duties including, but not limited to, scheduling, registration, payments, patient referrals and release of records.
• Processes medical record requests, including obtaining or transmitting records and documenting status updates in the EMR as per Department policy.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• Within 3 months of hire into job

• Upon hire California

• Upon hire

• Knowledge of medical terminology, as well as familiarity with medical documents and medical chart components.
• Direct patient care experience in a medical office, medical clinic, laboratory or hospital.
• Strong written, electronic and verbal communication skills.
• A willingness to be trained on-the-job in duties not previously learned. 
• All certifications must be kept valid and current by the licensee. Compliance with any future change in testing or certification required by California State legislature.

• Bi-lingual Spanish.
• Experience in the Department's area of specialty.