Annual Wellness Visit Coordinator CMA - Colonial Heathcare

About Us

Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses, is a leading primary care and specialty medical practice with over 25 years of experience. We pride ourselves on family-focused, patient-centric care, with offices across Sumter, Columbia, Camden, and Manning, SC. Our commitment to reducing wait times and integrating cutting-edge medical advancements creates a supportive environment for professional growth. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care and advanced diagnostic services.

Responsibilities

• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance
• Administering medications and injections
• Venipuncture for lab draw
• Performing EKGs, Spirometry, Flu and Strep Tests
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit
• Prepares patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood pressure, weight, and temperature; and reporting patient history summary
• Saves doctors' time by helping with office procedures
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence and confidentiality
• Processes referrals
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

Requirements

• High school diploma or completion of an equivalent adult education program
• Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate or certification OR 3+ years of experience performing the critical skills of a medical assistant after on-the-job training
• Active medical assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA or RMA through NAHP, NCCT, AAMA, AMT or NHA only) or ability to obtain within 30 days
• CPR certified upon hire or ability to obtain within 30 days

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of clinical experience
• Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT
• Experience with electronic medical record software
• Experience performing medical back office tasks including obtaining vital signs, injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis and administering medications
• Experience performing medical front office tasks including scheduling appointments, prior authorizations, medication refills and referrals

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

Pay

The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.00 to $29.00 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.