Patient Care Technician or Certified Medical Assistant- Children's Ambulatory After Hours & Specialty Clinic

Job Description Summary

MUSC Childrens After Hours and Specialty Clinics are located at Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston. We are a pediatric outpatient clinic that falls under the Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital at MUSC. During the day we host a variety of pediatric subspecialists such as pediatric orthopedics cardiology and pulmonary only to name a addition to that we provide a walk-in After Hours Care which is a direct extension of our pediatric emergency department to serve our community during the hours when most pediatricians are closed.

Our specialty clinics operate M-F 8 am 430 pm
Our After Hours care operates M-F 3 pm 10 pm 12 pm 7 pm on weekends and holidays

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

PRN

Cost Center

CC000571 CHS - Ortho / Urgent Care - Childrens Ambulatory Center (Offsite)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-20

Scheduled Weekly Hours

4

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Description

The Patient Care Technician reports to the Ambulatory Services Manager. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse the PCT performs multi-skilled activities to support a patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes.

OR

The Certified Medical Assistant II reports to the Outpatient Clinic Manager. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse the Certified Medical Assistant performs multi-skilled activities to support a decentralized patient-centered approach to patient care and achieve desired outcomes. Assists in examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician. Interviews patients measures vital signs (i.e. pulse rate temperature blood pressure weight and height) and records or inputs information to patients medical record. Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients.

PCT Minimum Education and Requirements: A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Experience: One year of patient care work experience in a health care facility Certified Nursing Assistant EMT or Paramedic certification Bachelors Degree or enrollment in a healthcare related program with successful completion of a Nursing Assistant Medical Assistant or Nursing Fundamentals course at an accredited institution or equivalent training preferred. Credentials: Basic Life Support required within 2 weeks of hire. Thereafter must maintain. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

CMA Minimum Education and Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent. Completion of an accredited medical assistant program with six months of CMA/RMA experience required. Must be certified through the American Medical Technologist (AMT) or American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or National Health career Association (NHA) or MedCA as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP). Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Additional Job Description

PCT Minimum Requirements: Education: A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Experience: One year of patient care work experience in a health care facility Certified Nursing Assistant EMT or Paramedic certification Bachelors Degree or enrollment in a healthcare related program with successful completion of a Nursing Assistant Medical Assistant or Nursing Fundamentals course at an accredited institution or equivalent training preferred. Credentials: Basic Life Support required within 2 weeks of hire. Thereafter must maintain. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals you will enjoy your career with us!

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