Clinical Care Assistant I

Description

Position Summary

The Clinical Care Assistant I aids in the examination and treatment of patients, under the direction of a physician or nurse in Medical Centers. This is an entry level minimal experience medical assisting position with opportunity to obtain on the job training and progress into a higher level role once certifications are attained. The position will require some nights and weekends.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Interview patients, measure vital signs and record information on patient charts.
• Assist with daily patient flow in areas as needed.
• Gives direct patient care and performs indirect patient care activities and laboratory test, under the direction of a physician or nurse.
• Takes appropriate action to maintain a safe and aesthetic environment.
• Performs EKG, administers vaccines and medications via IM/SC/ID/Oral and assist in procedures/treatments as requested by physician and with supervision.
• Performs supervised lab work once the skill has been signed off by a nurse or physician as per physician orders and prepares instrumental equipment for sterilization.
• Adheres to Nursing Department policies and procedures.
• Checks equipment and supplies prior to use for function, inspection and expiration date; reports malfunction of medical equipment and safety issues to supervisor.
• Maintains quality control (i.e. Glucometer, eyewash, refrigerator temperature and autoclave) and cleaning logs as needed for the department.
• Complies with Infection Control and OSHA Regulations (biomedical wastes, handling and disposal) for the center as per regulations.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Degree of teamwork and cooperation with personnel from other departments.
• Maintain logging system for different procedures as required and enter nursing procedures and other information in the computer system.
• Check medical records and follow up obtaining missing results prior to patient’s appointment.
• Able to rotate weekends, holidays, and shifts and center location according to company needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

Requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walk, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to exert regularly up to 10 pounds of force, frequently exert 30 pounds of force and occasionally exert 50 pounds of force to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise; there may be sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.

Required Education and Experience

• High school or technical school education is required. 
• BLS certification is mandatory. 
• Completion of a medical assistant training program.  
• A combination of education, training, and relevant experience demonstrating the ability to perform described duties. 
• 1 year of experience as a Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), patient technician, or Home Health Aide required. 
• Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish) is preferred. 
• Phlebotomy certification is a plus. 
• Experience with electronic medical record systems, particularly EPIC, is highly preferred. 
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite applications is a plus.