Recruitment will close without warning when sufficient applications have been received.

RECRUITMENT DETAILS:

• The anticipated opening is a PART TIME position working approximately 20 hours per week and 216 working days per year, with time off during student breaks
• The salary for 2022-23 has not yet been negotiated.
• The anticipated opening is at Downey Adult School; and we will be establishing an Eligibility List for future openings.
• The recruitment will be run as Open, meaning it is open to current employees, employees on the reemployment list, and the public. This will result in the creation of one list of successful candidates to be considered for hire.
• Only online applications will be accepted: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/downey

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to:

• Graduation from a medical assistant program.
• Six months of full-time back office experience in a clinic or hospital setting is desirable.

  Phlebotomy and EKG experience is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Fundamentals of nursing care.
• HIPAA and OSHA regulations.
• Medical terminology.
• Nomenclature, use and maintenance of instruments and equipment utilized by the medical field.
• Procedures related to administering injections, venipuncture, ECG'S, urinalysis, suture removal, hemoccult, and other medical procedures..
• Personal hygiene and sanitary standards for equipment and materials.
• Basic measurement equivalencies.
• Safety rules and correct procedures related to equipment and patientcare.
• Record keeping techniques.
• Technical aspects of field of specialty.
• Operation of assigned office and instructional equipment.
• Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Telephone techniques and etiquette.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
• Oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills using tact, diplomacy, patience and courtesy.
• Needs of adult students.

ABILITY TO:

• Communicate specialized nursing and medical information to students who have varying levels of comprehension.
• Learn and apply appropriate instructional techniques.
• Identify and meet the needs of adult students.
• Convert quantity measurements to their equivalencies, i.e., liters to ounces, etc.
• Perform routine clerical duties such as filing, duplicating and maintaining records accurately.
• Print and write legibly.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Read and follow rules, regulations, policies and procedures, including HIPAA and OSHA regulations.
• Maintain a clean and organized workplace.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Demonstrate attendance necessary to complete the duties of the position as required.
• Work confidentially with discretion.
• Operate instructional and office equipment.
• Demonstrate intact short-term and long-term memory.
• Demonstrate empathy, professionalism, friendliness, patience and responsibility.
• Be motivated to produce high quality work product.
• Comprehend and follow directions.
• Maintain a work pace appropriate to the position.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under the direction of the Allied Health Program Instructor, assists in the instruction of medical assistant and/or nursing students, presenting specialized educational materials to students enrolled in health care occupations courses while reinforcing subject matter that has been introduced by the teacher; performs clerical functions, administers and grades tests.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assist in the preparation of instructional materials, setting up demonstrations, equipment, and simulator mannequins related to the nursing field. E
• Demonstrate methods, procedures, techniques, and uses of materials and equipment required in caring and treating patients, recording of vital signs, and admitting and discharging patients. E
• Tutor students individually or in small groups, reinforcing or following-up on instructions provided by the instructor; explain concepts, principles and terminologies to student. E
• Assist students in the proper use and maintenance of instruments and equipment related to the medical occupation field. E
• Assist in the administration and scoring of tests and class assignments. E
• Answer questions presented by new medical assistant and/or nursing program students. E
• Perform a variety of general clerical duties such as typing, filing, and faxing information; maintaining attendance and student information and progress on appropriate forms and records, and duplicating instructional materials. E
• Operate office equipment such as a computer terminal, word processor, copier and related instructional equipment including audio-visual and medical; answer telephone, taking messages as necessary. E
• Assist in the inventory and maintenance of medical assistant and/or nursing program equipment and supplies. E
• Perform related duties as assigned. E

  Note: At the end of some of the duty statements there is an "E" which identifies essential duties required of the classification.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS FROM DUSD REGARDING TESTING AND/OR INTERVIEWS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL.

ENVIRONMENT:

Instructional medical assistant, nursing and health skills lab environment. Incumbents are required to work a flexible schedule.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

Seeing to read and review assignments, and to observe/correct student behavior during classroom activities; hearing and speaking to provide assistance and information related to classroom assignments; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of medical and office equipment; reaching to retrieve and file records; bending at the waist; kneeling; standing and walking for extended periods of time; and ability to lift 50 pounds.

HAZARDS:

Handling sharp objects; exposure to biohazards and body fluids; vulnerable to minor contagious illnesses (colds, flu, etc.), in direct contact with the public, students and district staff.

Part-time Employees earn up to:

• 1 paid vacation day per 1 full month of employment
• 1 paid sick leave day per 1 full month of employment with unlimited accumulation
• and paid holidays

The District offers two excellent medical plans, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente; two dental plans, Delta Dental and MetLife SafeGuard; and vision care through Vision Service Plan (VSP). All plans are available to the employee and their dependents. This coverage is available to employees working a minimum of 20 hours per week.