Cert/Reg Medical Assistant- Onsite Telepresenter II, Post Acute SNF FT Days

About the role

This position is Sign-On Bonus eligible, up to $5,000.00 for qualified applicants. Internal teammates are eligible for a $1,000.00 Referral Bonus.

Essential Functions

• Exemplify caring and compassionate customer service to create an excellent patient experience.
• Provide exemplary interpersonal skills and ability to interact with patients and families in a wide variety of sensitive situations.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and decisive judgment in an often-hectic environment and possess the ability to work cohesively on a team and independently.
• Interview and record patients' medical information and measure their vital signs.
• Update health maintenance at patient visit, accurately identify medication changes and update allergy information at each visit.
• Utilize standard precautions, comply with policies and other Regulatory Agency standards.
• Complete CLIA approved waived laboratory tests and practice-specific diagnostic testing in adherence to CLIA standards.
• Conduct Point of Care testing (POCT) per standing order/provider order.
• Perform Quality Control and maintenance for Point of Care in-office lab procedures, as applicable.
• Develop and implement a treatment plan.
• Lead lower-level staff by providing direction and training.
• Collect, prepare and log blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens.
• Ensure ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests are tracked and logged, and that the care team is presented with test results.
• Function as an EMR super user.
• Complete all annual in-service, education and/or training required to maintain professional standards.
• Complete annual unit-based project.

  Physical Requirements

  • Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
  • Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 lbs. in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
  • Possible exposure to communicable diseases.
  • Must speak, read, and write Basic English fluently.
  • In intact senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch.
  • Manual finger dexterity.

  Education, Experience & Certifications

  • High school graduate or equivalent required.
  • BLS required per policy guidelines. Must maintain current certification.
  • Must maintain current certification as a CMA or RMA by one of the following National Organizations: AAMA, NHA, NHCWA, NCCT, ARMA, AMT, NAHP, NRMA.
  • Candidate must possess one of the following:
    • Five (5) years of experience as CMA/RMA after certification date.
    • Teammates without 5 years of experience can still advance to a CMA II if they register through an Advocate Health recognized CEU program and complete 1 of the 3 courses below:
      • Assessment Based Certificate Program in Geriatrics 16 CEUs.
      • Assessment Based Certificate Program in Pediatrics 16 CEUs.
      • Assessment Based Certificate Program in Practice Management 8.5 CEUs.

  About Advocate Health

  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.