Medical Assistant - Per Diem

Description

Job Summary: The Great Sacramento Surgery Center (GSSC) is a freestanding, fast-paced multi-specialty ASC that performs over 6000 procedures per year. The Medical Assistant will support the registered nurses in the Pre-Op and PACU setting with duties to include patient care within their scope of practice, housekeeping, stocking, and other needs as determined by the Director of Nursing.

Essential Job Functions:

- Supervised by the Pre-op and PACU Charge Nurse.
- Assist in the preparation of patients for surgical procedures.
- Assists with printing interval notes for patient charts.
- Assists with recording vital signs.
- Assists with obtaining urine pregnancy results.
- Assists in making and answering phone calls (based on unit secretarial needs).
- Keeping the Pre-Op/PACU areas clean and straightened, including the nursing stations, workstations, secondary recovery area (including recliner chairs) and the restrooms, during work hours.
- Restocks Pre-Op/PACU areas including the nursing stations, workstations, secondary recovery area (including recliner chairs) and the restrooms, during work hours.
- Clean and remakes gurneys in a timely manner.
- Cleans receivers on the phones and countertops in Pre-op and PACU.
- Terminally cleans (weekly) all PACU gurneys, recliners and wheelchairs and documents cleaning.
- Removing soiled linens from work areas.
- Unloads, sorts, folds and restocks clean linens as necessary.
- May deliver basic, limited patient care under the direction of the registered nurse, including the discharge of patients via wheelchair to their private cars.
- Practices cost containment measures.
- Restocks supplies in Pre-op and PACU.
- Restocks O2 tanks under gurneys and restock O2 tank cart from Medical Gas storage area.
- Reports to the Purchasing Agent (week and/or as needed) with an inventory list of supplies collected from the storeroom and documents it.
- Performs miscellaneous duties under the direction of the registered nurse.
- Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education, Licensure and Experience

- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Medical Assistant Certification (Preferred)
- Training in basic nursing assistant skills
- Successful completion of BLS

Required Skills and Abilities

- A high level of awareness of patient needs, confidentiality and professional conduct.
- Able to push and pull both occupied and unoccupied wheelchairs and gurneys.
- Must have knowledge of basic safety and proper body mechanics.
- Assist with patient transfers including (but not limited to) from gurney to wheelchair and wheelchair to private vehicle.
- Must be able to wear appropriate personal protective gear such as goggles, face mask, gloves and gowns.
- Must be able to tolerate marked changes in temperature and humidity.
- Able to perform repetitive hand movements from light to strong grasping and fine dexterity.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Pay Rate

$20.67 | $24.03 | $27.40