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Description
Under the general
supervision of the Nurse Manager, or designee, you will perform a variety of
duties related to the care and clerical duties of the Clinical and
Translational Research Center. You will participate in total patient care in
the ambulatory setting, recognizing normal and abnormal signs and symptoms and
life threatening emergencies. You will act as a staff person in the office,
assisting in patient care and maintaining a high standard of care in the clinic
office. The Medical Assistant 3 also provides support for research activities including
helping study coordinators to operationalize their trials in the CTRC. You will support front office activities such as scheduling,
checking in patients, checking for prior authorizations and answering phones. You will assist in maintaining a high standard of care in the CTRC.
Salary Range: $28.06-$37.02/Hourly
Qualifications
Required:
- Medical Assistant Certification/Diploma.
- Must have valid Phlebotomy Certification.
- CPR/BLS Certification.
- 1-2 years of outpatient Family Medicine, multi-specialty group, or in a research setting.
- Ability to accurately perform and document vital signs and anthropometric measures.
- Competency in administering medications, as permitted by licensure.
- Ability to recognize abnormal vital signs. Ability to recognize abnormal laboratory values and immediately report to RN on the study.
- Knowledge of symptomatology of common and/or life-threatening medical problems.
- Skills in performing phlebotomy, CPR, injections and other skills within the scope of practice.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office, word, excel, access, PowerPoint, outlook and internet explorer.
- Skill to accurately perform a 12 Lead EKG.
- Knowledge of all safety requirements when handling Bio hazardous specimens or contaminated instruments.
- Ability to push, pull or carry 30 lbs or more.
- Ability to go to area's that are outside of the UCLA Westwood area to see research subjects.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of the online University systems, such as Express and Bruin Buy.
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