Arlington Float Pool CMA I

About the role

Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical practices. Performs under the direction of a physician or the RN and within the framework of the office policies and procedures for the Clinical Department.

Responsibilities

• Provider’s assistant in the daily clinic assisting providers during office visits, physical exams, and in-office procedures as needed.
  • Prepping exam rooms for clinical procedures and assisting practitioners with patient care.
  • Accurate measurement of vital signs, including orthostatic blood pressure, temperature, pulse, body weight, height, and complete appropriate health history questions.
  • Recording medications, allergies, pertinent lab work, pharmacy, and PCP (Primary Care Provider) in the EMR (Electronic Medical Record).
  • Performing ear lavage, EKG, wound care/dressing changes, IRIS catheters/bladder catheterizations, UNNA boot application, assisting with Pap smear and related lab work, patient education, injection administration, immunization management, prior authorizations, population health and care gap closure, following standing orders as directed by department policies (i.e., UA, Flu, Strep tests).
  • Preparing and administering medicines via PO, intramuscular, intradermal, intravenous, or subcutaneous route as per provider order.
  • Ordering, stocking, and maintaining exam rooms and clinic areas.
  • Notifying patients of lab results.
  • Assisting patients by answering phone calls and refilling medications at the direction of the physician.
  • Making referrals to other departments and clinics to coordinate patient care.
  • Disinfecting exam rooms in-between patients.
  • Starting, maintaining, and disconnecting IV as per physician or mid-level provider order.
  • Able to act as station floater including communicating panic lab values to care team, assisting with same day requests and desktop management for station providers and staff.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Keeping management informed of high-risk situations.
• Maintaining licensure in accordance with North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Practicing infection control, following OSHA guidelines and office policy.
• Maintaining CPR certification.
• Attending fire safety classes, clinical meetings, compliance, and other continuing education classes as offered by Physicians East.
• Adhering to department and office policies.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program.
• Licensure, if required, in good standing.
• Experience in electronic medical records (EMR/HER) software required.
• Professional demeanor and recognition of privacy considerations for patients and families.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate and interact professionally with others.
• Ability to actively listen.
• Ability to observe and to draft a narrative account of events accurately and cogently, in grammatically correct English.
• Ability to spell, proofread, and edit written text.
• Affirmative Action/EEO statement: Physicians East, P.A. is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity, which includes status as a transgender individual), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information (including family medical history), physical or mental disability, or other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities during the application process and/or at the time of employment. Requests for accommodation should be made to the Human Resources Department as early as possible in the application/employment process.