PS Medical Assistant

This position is part-time, 20 hours per week. Regular and punctual attendance is required. Schedule availability will be within business hours of Monday – Friday, 12:00 pm-5:00 pm. Work schedule may have some variance depending on operational needs.

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine is seeking medical assistants to join our Ambulatory Clinical Care operation. The ambulatory group consists of 12 pediatric subspecialty divisions and service lines. The Medical Assistant provides assistive care to patients; facilitates the efficient delivery of patient care, supports the professional role of the licensed staff, and provides support and assistance as directed by licensed staff in rendering basic healthcare to patients;

and assists with scribing and clerical functions as a multi-skilled auxiliary worker.

Job location is at the Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital Miller Campus, located at 2250 North Miller Campus Drive, Lehi, UT 84043.

Positions are designed to provide growth and professional development opportunities, including promotions within a defined career ladder.

This part-time position qualifies for the following benefits:

• Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance
• Employee discounts on a variety of products and services, including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Essential Functions

Clinical functions:

• Act as a medical scribe to assigned providers, duties include: recording a medical provider’s interactions with patients, assisting with clerical duties related to medical documentation, filling out paperwork, summaries and letters, taking notes during patient visits and documenting them in the electronic health records system. Using a team approach to work effectively with multiple providers and communicating with patients professionally.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to clinic procedures such as recording temperatures, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, pulse oximetry, height/weight, and responses to standardized medical history questions.
• Recognize and appropriately respond to emergency situations.
• Reports all observed patient concerns and changes in condition to a licensed staff member.
• Performs Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Waved Lab tests as identified by department and reports results to the appropriate personnel.
• Performs additional skills such as suture removal, injections (IM, Subq and intra-dermal), EKG , and allergy skin testing.
• Acts as a chaperone for health care providers during patient examination as requested. Assists provider with procedures, treatments and interventions.
• Monitors and cleans assigned patient examination rooms, unit areas and unit equipment. Restock set levels of medical supplies. Reports outdated supplies and necessary equipment repairs.
• Under the direction of licensed staff schedules appointments, procedures, and diagnostic tests.
• Assists in routine clerical functions such as filing of medical information in patient’s records, locating and compiling department charts, obtaining medical records from other providers/offices.
• Attends and completes mandatory education including infection prevention and control, safety, CPR , equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and…