Certified Medical Assistant

Credentialed Medical Assistant Medical Office - West Union FHC

Job Category: Allied Health-Support

Requisition Number: CREDE003782

Position Type: Full-Time

Locations: West Union, OH 45693, USA

Description

Works under the supervision of the Office Manager, Office Supervisor, and/or Family Health Center Manager. The Credentialed Medical Assistant's primary job function is to provide assistance to the provider with patient exams. Collects data on patient vitals, documents patient medical history and current complaints, phones/electronically sends prescriptions to pharmacies, operates various medical equipment, and may perform patient education. Also orders all medical supplies. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or successful completion of an equivalent High School Exam (Required)
• Licensure: Credentialed Medical Assistant - CMA, RMA, CCMA, NCMA, AMCA (Required); BLS within 90 days of hire (Required)
• Experience: Minimum one month of on-the-job training (Preferred)
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to develop positive interactions with patients, patient families, co-workers, and providers to effectively care for patients; copying, calibrating equipment, speaking clearly, answering telephone, fine dexterity, precise manipulations, handling, and gripping

Essential Physical Requirements

• Carrying/Lifting/Transferring: Occasionally lifts in excess of 100 pounds and frequently carries 50 pounds when lifting and transporting patients; pushing, pulling, communicating, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, holding, ambulating, walking and restraining
• Calculations, interpreting numbers, analyzing, assessing, evaluating, explaining, teaching, attention to detail, memory and reasoning

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Ability to see, hear, feel and verbalize

Exposure to Hazards

• Fumes/odors, potentially dangerous equipment, toxic materials, body fluids/blood/tissue, and exposure to or use of sharps

Job Specific Duties and Performance Expectations

1. Make phone calls for patient referrals and prescription requests and document into the patients’ charts.
2. Assist the provider with patient examinations, procedures, venipuncture, and other diagnostic testing.
3. Collect and document patient vitals, chief complaints, pain assessment, and past medical history.
4. Ensure that clinical supplies are properly stocked.
5. Review charts for next day’s appointments and pull lab results, etc. as necessary.
6. Log and update medication lists for patients.
7. Assist with answering phones, scheduling appointments and scanning.
8. Work with Surgery Department and Central Scheduling on scheduling procedures.
9. Contact insurance companies to obtain necessary Authorization/Precertification.
10. Manage the care of the patient in collaboration with other members of the health care team to meet the health care needs of the patient.
11. Perform pre-cleaning, decontamination, and transport instruments that have been used on patients appropriately.
12. Cross-train to perform MOA duties.
13. Float to other Medical Care Foundation offices as needed.
14. Follow vaccine and medication management policy.
15. Review and handle ERX request with provider's direction. Handle "failed" and "error" electronic prescriptions.
16. Follow medical record documentation procedure as detailed in the MCF Documentation Assistant policy.
17. Assist the provider in navigating the medical record.
18. Present during the provider’s performance of a clinical service and document (on behalf of the provider) everything said during the course of the service.
19. Perform other duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Southern Ohio Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other basis under the law.

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