Medical Assistant I - Ob/Gyn - (Pasadena)

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent. Registered Medical Assistant or graduate of an approved Medical Assistant program. CPR Certification required.

Job Summary:

To provide technical, supportive, age specific and developmentally appropriate patient care functions for assigned clinical area.

Job Duties:

• Assists in maintaining a clean and safe environment.
• Assists with patient flow within assigned outpatient clinic setting.
• Recognizes and communicates patient needs and unusual occurrences with patients and their family.
• Obtains vital signs.
• Under supervision, completes accurate, concise, and legible documentation on patient clinic record.
• Uses aseptic techniques and infection control measures in the performance of duties.
• Accurately collects excretory specimens, such as urine and feces.
• Recognizes patient care priorities, treatment plan, objectives, and potential crisis.
• Under direction of physician, provides other treatments and care to patients appropriate to training, as assigned.
• Performs technical and supportive patient care skills, incorporating the patient's plan of care and following approved policy and procedure.
• Measures and records intake and output as ordered.
• Communicates relevant information to appropriate health care provider.
• The MA will refill patient medications as requested, using the guidelines for the prescribing physician/provider in their assigned area and in accordance with the policy C51, Prescription Refill Management for Ambulatory Care Services.
• Assist with medication reconciliation as required.
• Appropriately documents chief complaint and reason for visit.
• Accurately documents /communicates interventions and measurements.
• Safely and properly administers medications as assigned.
• Accurately performs tests, such as basic urine chemistry using chemical strips, guaiac, Ph, blood glucose, UPT, and hemocult.
• Prepares and assists patients undergoing treatments, examinations, and procedures.
• Obtains blood samples by venipuncture.
• Assists in the maintenance of equipment, supplies, and the environment.
• Provides comfort measures to patient and family

Preferred Qualifications:

Epic Proficient.

Salary Range:

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Pasadena

Work Locations

1474 - Pasadena RMCHP

Job

Patient Care

Organization

UTMB Health

Regular

Shift

Standard

Employee Status

Non-Manager

Job Level

Day Job

Job Posting

May 3, 2023, 3:39:06 PM