Certified Medical Assistant CMA - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group NGPG - Family Medicine - FT Days

Certified Medical Assistant

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) plays a crucial role at NGHS by providing both clinical and administrative support to medical professionals. Responsibilities entail a mix of patient care, clerical duties, and assisting practitioners with medical procedures. This position requires certification and often involves working in various healthcare settings such as hospitals, private practices, and clinics.

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) is responsible for taking patient histories and vital signs, preparing patients for examination, assisting physicians during exams and procedures, collecting and processing laboratory specimens, administering medications as directed by the physician, performing basic laboratory tests, instructing patients about medication and special diets, removing sutures and changing dressings, facilitating patient education and promoting health habits, greeting and assisting patients as they arrive, scheduling appointments and managing calendars, maintaining patient records and filing documents, managing correspondence and communication, coordinating referrals and follow-up care, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and policies.

The Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) may be required to stand for long periods, move and lift patients, and handle stressful situations with professionalism and composure. The nature of the job involves direct patient interaction, which requires a high degree of empathy and patience.