Certified Medical Assistant

Shift Required. 8:00 AM 4:30 PM or 8:30 AM 5:00 PM Monday Friday 5x8 hour shifts No Weekend No Holidays No Oncall No Float

Hours 40

Job Description:

The Certified Medical Assistant is responsible for assisting in providing clinical care to select patients under the supervision of the professional nurse or licensed medical practitioner and provides clerical office assistance.

Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):
1. Prepares exam room treatment room supplies and instruments.
2. Prepares patients for physician visit and examination assisting as directed.
3. Takes patients vital signs and records in medical chart.
4. Understands proper function and care of special equipment.
5. Performs EKG PFT Audiometry Titmus Test as indicated after a performance evaluation checklist completion. Also performs UDS BAT Phlebotomy and other lab testing as indicated after performance evaluation checklist completion.
6. Maintains records by completing patient records as directed; file record and reports.
7. Assists with collections/billing procedures as needed.
8. Uses computer software to maintain office systems.
9. Identifies and responds to issues of confidentiality.
10. Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e. age culture language hearing and/or visually impaired etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age educational literacy etc.).
11. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
12. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
13. Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs. pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.