Certified Medical Assistant

Job Summary Provides personal care assistance under the direction of licensed personnel and/or administrator. Job Responsibilities Assesses the patient through the collection of data relevant to the patient's condition and communicates assessment information effectively with patients, families, staff, and physicians. Identifies VS and lab alert values, and communicates values outside parameters with the patient's nurse/provider promptly and effectively. Gathers reports from staff, labs, imaging, pathology and others, and makes available to the physicians as requested. Provides assistance in keeping efficient patient workflow. Provides assistance to physicians with procedures as well as specimen collection while maintaining quality control standards. Sets up rooms for procedures and exams, draws and labels peripheral blood specimens according to hospital policy, and under the supervision of physicians enters the results in the electronic medical record. Provides for patient safety through standard precautions and quality control methods. Assists with coverage of the front desk by answering phones, accurately and thoroughly documenting in the EMR, then routing to the appropriate personnel. Schedules appointments, registers patients, schedules outpatient procedures/testing. Other duties as assigned. Specifications Experience Approved nursing or medical assistant course. Minimum Of One Year Experience. Education High School Diploma. Graduate of approved medical assistant program or equivalent. Training Approved nursing or medical assistant course Special Skills Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties. Computer literacy. Maintain Certification. Licensure BLS certification within 14 days of hire date; CMA certification required. Certified by the National Certification Board (National Center for Competency Testing) or obtain within 6 months of hire date. #J-18808-Ljbffr