Medical Assistant - Per Diem

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.

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