Medical Assistant - Occupational Health Unit

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participates in departmental professional development activities (i.e., benefits fair, safety fair, step-up fair, Staff meeting, etc.)
• Assists NP with patients for new hire and City physical exams, illnesses, and both work related and non-work-related injuries.
• Bilingual skills helpful, but not required.
• Collects and updates employee records such as immunizations given, post-hire titer results, and employee occupational exposures into a medical records database system.
• Coordinates with the Human Resource recruiters and with the Human Resources Assistants on all new hire employees daily. basis.
• Describes and instructs patients regarding forms, medical history, testing requirements, examinations, preparations, and time requirements.
• Follows up on no-shows for TB skin testing, and other scheduled tests and vaccinations by submitting memos to those requiring tests and immunizations and maintaining proper documentation.
• Gathers and assembles all pre-employment physical documentation for NP who determines work status.
• Handles inventory and proper order of both examination and medication room by ordering and replenishing medical supplies.
• Liaison in health promotion activities, events, and education for employee health awareness (i.e., Importance of vaccinations, blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol awareness, work safety, current trends in employee health matters, etc.)
• Maintains strict adherence to privacy and confidentiality rules as related to HIPAA compliance and other regulations.
• Monitors and administers all TB screening requirements and immunizations for hospital employees, contracts, volunteers and AUSD.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Performs patient intake and pulls chart as needed, takes vital signs, visual acuity, respiratory fit testing, and audiometric tests, directs patients to lab and radiology, collects and transports urine and blood specimens to the hospital lab or outside labs.
• Prepares and records Doctors First Report documentation on work related injuries for Non-Methodist Hospital and community employees and forwards records to business office.
• Instructs all patients to sign-in, schedules physical exams, follow-up appointments, answers phones, data entry, project support to the department, practices customer service standards, maintains hospital employee and city employee files, as well as assist with arrangements for storage and retrieval when necessary.

Job Requirements:

Education

Minimum (Required)

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred (Not required)

Work Experience

Minimum (Required)

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Preferred (Not required)

• Minimum of one year’s experience as a medical assistant preferred.
• Previous Occupational health experience

Licenses and Certifications

Minimum (Required)

• undefined

Preferred (Not required)

• Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire. 
• State license for performance of venipunctures and skin puncture.

Pay Transparency

The hourly salary rate range for this position is $23.00- $35.55. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner and Human Resources Operation Manager. Supports in the conducting of physical examinations, treatment of both work and non-work-related injuries, testing and immunization administration. Is responsible for the management of medical supplies and clerical activities.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at [email protected]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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