Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)- Family Medicine

Overview

Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.

Responsibilities

General Clinical Practice

• Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers.
• Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the populations served.
• Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol.
• Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practitioner
• Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs
• Assists Physician/Practitioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office
• Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment.
• Documents care and progress
• Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol.
• Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol
• Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school is required.
• Current state license as appropriate is required.
• 0-1 year clinical experience
• Office Practice experience preferred
• MA/CMA/RMA – Certification/registration or successful completion of clinical and/or pharmacology coursework is required.

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA-NHA)
• CPR Certification