Medical Assistant / Campuswide (POOL)

 

Job Summary:

Medical Assistants perform a variety of medical technical support services within their scope of practice, as defined by the Medical Board of California. Medical Assistants are distinguished from Clinical Assistants by their formal training which permits them to administer medication employing a variety of means, including injection, and perform numerous standard tests and limited procedures. Typically, this formal training is obtained through an approved and accredited medical assisting program. Medical Assistants may perform only those duties authorized by their supervising physician who, in compliance with applicable state regulations, must be present in the facility when the Medical Assistant is performing specific procedures. Work assignments may involve other related activities and may be focused in one or more clinical departments within a student health center. Based on their formal training, Medical Assistants typically perform the following duties within their scope of practice, but also may perform any of the duties outlined for Clinical Assistants.

 

The Medical Assistant performs work assignments that typically include some or all of the following: administer medication or immunizations by intramuscular, intradermal, or subcutaneous methods, as well as by inhalation, orally, sublingually, or other methods; in all cases, a licensed professional, as listed in the Overview, must verify medication dosage; perform TB skin tests, measure and describe results, and refer for interpretation; perform phlebotomy, which entails drawing blood by skin puncture or venipuncture to provide samples for clinical analysis and testing; if an incumbent is performing phlebotomy outside the defined scope of practice for Medical Assistants, appropriate phlebotomy certification may be required by the State of California; assist practitioners in the delivery of such health care services as examinations, clinical procedures, and medical treatments; perform a variety of standard tests and medical technical services not requiring a licensed professional, but for which the incumbent has specific training, such as vision screening, audiometry and hearing tests, electrocardiograms, peak flow testing and spirometry, removal of sutures and bandages, removal of casts and splints and other external devices, nasal smears of the nasal cavity only, ear lavage, throat cultures, specimen collection by non-invasive techniques, and CLIA-waived testing ordered by a physician or other clinician; keep current with the medical assisting field and maintain competencies relative to the scope of practice; support clinic administrative and clerical functions and perform other related duties within their scope of practice, as defined by the Medical Board of California.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent or combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities. While Medical Assistants are not certified, registered, or licensed in the State of California, the Medical Board of California requires that medical assistants complete specific types and hours of training to perform the duties outlined in their scope of practice. This training must be documented and a physician or other qualified teacher, as identified by the Medical Board of California, must certify in writing that the Medical Assistant has completed the training successfully. CSU-specific requirements are as follows:
  • 1. Most common, incumbents are required to possess a certificate of completion from an accredited and approved medical assisting program through the Department of Education or Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs. In this case, the supervising CSU physician must verify competencies.

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• • 2. At the discretion of the student health center director, an in-house campus-training program may be developed according to the guidelines established by the Medical Board of California. In this case, a CSU physician must document and certify in writing that the formal training and clinical practice hours required by the Medical Board of California to perform the duties of a Medical Assistant have been completed successfully.

NOTE: If a Medical Assistant is performing phlebotomy outside the regular scope of practice, appropriate phlebotomy certification may be required by the State of California.

 

Required Qualifications:

• In addition to those of the Clinical Assistant, possess working knowledge of daily clinic operations; aseptic techniques and requirements; uses, application, and proper operation of various medical supplies and equipment used in performing the duties describ