Certified Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA) - Pediatrics on Curtis

Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant

The Certified Medical Assistant / Registered Medical Assistant performs routine administrative and patient care support duties in a medical practice to assist medical and/or nursing staff in the examination and treatment of patients and ensures that the office runs smoothly.

Qualifications

Certifications (one of the following required):

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• Certified Medical Assistant National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) American Allied Health (AAH)
• Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

Additional Requirements:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days of hire

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

• Room patients and collect pertinent information, including chief complaint, family history, social history, surgical history, and medication reconciliation.
• Conduct telephone communications with patients, families, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities while maintaining accurate patient information per departmental policies.
• Perform administrative duties, including patient check-in/check-out, appointment scheduling, prior authorizations, benefit verification, referral coordination, and testing coordination.
• Complete office procedures according to departmental competencies and provider direction.
• Perform clinical procedures such as urine catheterizations, bladder scanning, suture/staple removal, cast application/removal, TB skin test readings, and point-of-care diagnostic testing.
• Provide patients with written instructions regarding procedures, medications, and follow-up care as directed by providers.
• Retrieve and provide condition-specific patient education materials per provider orders.
• Administer medications, immunizations, PPD tests, nebulizer treatments, and oral medications to patients ages 021 per provider orders.
• Assist with prescription refill requests, call medications into pharmacies, notify patients of refills, and document actions in the EMR.
• Maintain competencies related to point-of-care testing, equipment operation, and specialty-specific training.
• Obtain and document vital signs for patients ages 021, including height, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and pulse.
• Assist providers with in-office procedures such as toenail removal, lesion removal, and circumcisions.
• Complete comprehensive medication reconciliation, including prescription and over-the-counter medications.
• Assist with the completion of physical and medical forms.

Compensation and BenefitsThe compensation range for this position is $18.33per hour - $29.69per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.