Certified Medical Assistant

Certified Medical Assistant Family Care 18142

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

**$5K Sign-On Bonus for Eligible New Hires**

Work location: 2721 Panhandle St. Suite 200 Denton Tx 76201

Work hours: Full-time 40 hours weekly Monday through Thursday 7:30am 5:00pm; Friday 7:30am 1:00pm

Family Care 18142 Department highlights:

Fun & friendly work environment

Supportive Clinic that promotes teamwork

Busy Internal Medicine practice that has been caring for the community for over 40 years

Heres What You Need

Education

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent (Required)

Experience

1 year of Medical Assistant experience (Preferred) and

Successful completion of THPG Clinical Training (CT) educational program with demonstrated competency in required skills-within 90 days of job entry (Required)

Licenses and Certifications

CMA - Certified Medical Assistant (Required) And

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Preferred) Or

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support Exception Quarterly 90 Days (Required)

What You Will Do

Under the direction of the health care provider is responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes the safety and well being of all patients. Accurately performs preliminary physical tests such as: measuring blood pressure recording weight temperature pulse and respiration and other measures as directed by established clinical protocols.

Perform general patient care by following established standards and procedures.

Greet and prepare patients for the health care provider.

Obtain and record vital signs including but not limited to: blood pressure temperature pulse respiration height weight drug allergies and current medications and presenting problem.

Administer ordered medications and/or vaccines via oral injection topical rectal ophthalmic and/or inhalant administration.

May be required to draw and collect blood samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis as well as perform routine tests such as EKGs.

Schedule patients for diagnostic testing and follow up to ensure completion of testing.

Document patient plan(s) of care tests and examination results in the medical record as directed by the provider.

Communicate with patient regarding test results and plan of care by phone or mail as directed by the provider.

Prepare clean and sterilize instruments and maintain equipment disposing of contaminated items according to protocol. Keep patient exam rooms stocked clean and orderly.

Escalate non-routine issues questions and/or concerns to the practice manager or healthcare provider(s).

Ensure safety checklists/quality controls are completed as required.

Provide for patient safety and protection of patient privacy rights.

May work in the front office as needed as well as perform other duties as assigned by practice manager more senior staff or as requested by healthcare provider(s).

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Physicians Group Certified Medical Assistant

Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learn more about our culture benefits and recent awards.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Physicians Group includes more than 1000 physicians nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to providing quality patient-safe care at more than 240 offices located throughout the DFW Metroplex.

THPG members are active in group governance and serve on multiple committees and councils. Ongoing Texas Health initiatives like the Diversity Action Council and Living the Promise have helped to create an inclusive supportive people-first excellence-driven culture and workplace making THPG a great place to work.

If youre ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community then lets show the world how were even better together!

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