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Job Summary:
Certified Occupational Health Technicians provide specialized screening tests mandated by State or Federal regulations. These are fee-for-service testing that are based on letters of agreement and contracts with outside clients and are not covered under KP Health Plan.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Communicate with employers and/or Workers Comp insurance carrier in order to obtain authorization/claim status for treatment plan, test results, and respond to inquiries in regard to Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Services.
- Provide support in coordination of care to Physicians and patients.
- Answer calls, schedule appointments including specialty referrals, and register patients based on facility/clinic protocol.
- Submit reports to employers, insurance carriers, case managers and utilization review companies.
- Coordinate OH&S Services and maintain records and database.
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) data extraction.
- Make available recent tests/diagnostics/consults for physician review.
- Schedule equipment maintenance and inspections as needed to comply with legal standards.
- Provide training to new hires, may include verification and tracking of certifications of staff.
- Obtain basic history, and medical information, and take vital signs. Assess and prepare for provider needs for patient examinations and procedures including all responsibilities within Medical Assistant scope of work.
- Administer intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injections, and medication by inhalation under authorization and supervision of physician in accordance with State of California law and prevailing Kaiser Permanente agreements and protocols.
- Perform phlebotomy, visual acuity or color testing, urine specimen collection following DOT, and DOT iCup regulations and/or chain of custody requirements, urine dipstick testing, EKGs, treadmill preparation, audiometric screen, spirometric screening, breath alcohol testing, and N-95 Fit Testing.
- Provide patient and room preparation for medical procedures and tests including post exam supplies.
- Provide wound care, removes sutures or staples from lacerations and/or incisions, dress wound as appropriate.
- Provide off-site OH&S services as necessary.
- Enter and reconcile services performed into internal database (STIX) for billing by regional office.
- Order supplies and equipment.
- Maintain any other occupational health related testing in which certification may become required by State or Federal Regulations.
- Performs other duties as required.
Grade 215
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Minimum two (2) years (minimum of 1,000 hours per year) of clinical experience as a Medical Assistant within the last three (3) years.
- One (1) year experience in an occupational health clinical setting within the last three (3) years.
- Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Urine Drug Screen Collection Certification
- Breath Alcohol Technician Certification
- Spirometry Training Program Certificate
- Occupational Hearing Conservationist Certificate
- Medical Assistant Certificate (California)
- Basic Life Support
- Any other Occupational Health related services offered in which certification may become required by State or Federal Regulations will also be required to be obtained based on department operational need.
- Must be willing to work in a Labor/Management partnership environment.
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