Certified Medical Assistant - Hospitalist IMPACT Team
Certified Medical Assistant - Hospitalist IMPACT Team
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Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Hospitalist IMPACT Team
Waterloo IMPACT Team
Fulltime Days (Monday Friday no weekends)
Why UnityPoint Health
At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and longterm disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your fourlegged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
- Assist provider and other clinical staff with obtaining basic vital information preparing patient for examination treatment and minor surgical procedures commensurate with training and education.
- Demonstrate competence in the skills necessary to carry out assigned duties.
- Responsible for tracking system for followup appointments related to office visits laboratory tests and procedures to regularly follow patients monitoring disease status.
- Document accurate information reading health concern and/or condition from patient or family member.
- Telephone data collection.
- Conduct follow up phone calls regarding patients health and progress as necessary.
- Administer medications by oral IM SQ or ID routes under the order of a provider or RN.
- Schedule referrals for patients with specialist or outpatient as requested by the provider. Complete appropriate forms or requisitions needed for referrals or lab testing including appropriate CPT/ICD9 coding.
- Provide education to patients and families using the Teachback method per protocols and guidelines.
- Place urinary catheters per protocol.
- Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patients electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes.
- Provide information to appropriate regulatory agencies (i.e. health department).
- Demonstrate the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
- Understand inpatient and outpatient specialty procedures. Responsible for compliance with precertification requirements
- Thoroughly understand anatomical impact (phases/stages thresholds) for clinic specialty services including comorbidities and influences impacting patient care and treatment.
- Thoroughly understand testing (lab and procedures) values and relationship to patient status with accountability to take next steps as appropriate to scope and licensure.
- Be aware of what is happening in the clinic/department and the organization by attending clinic/department meetings reading emails and regularly checking information on the organizations intranet site.
- Meet the department work schedule.
- Maintain compliance with CLIA OSHA Safety and Risk Management guidelines.
- Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.
- Monitor environmental conditions in order to secure protected health information.
- Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.
- Behave in a manner consistent with all Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
- Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to others views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.
- Perform other duties as requested by Clinic Administrator to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited program for Licensed Practical Nurses or Certified Medical Assitants
- High school diploma required if work is performed in a complex CLIA lab.
- Current license to practice nursing in the State of Iowa/Illinois for Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Meets educational/competency requirements per policy.
- Previous clinical experience in a medical office preferred.
- Computer data entry experience.
- Mandatory Reporter certification.
- CPR certification.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to understand and apply guidelines policies and procedures
- Able to write read comprehend and speak fluent English.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Employment Type
Full-Time
