Certified Medical Assistant

About the role

Certified Medical Assistant 1 Float handles patient healthcare under professionals' guidance. Tasks include record-keeping, medication administration, injections, and vital sign documentation. You will act as a versatile resource for various clinics within a designated, local area, providing valuable support for smooth patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient examination and treatment under the guidance of a physician.
• Prepare and maintain treatment rooms for patient examination, ensuring cleanliness after procedures and maintaining supplies.
• Assist and accompany patients from waiting room to examination room to ensure their comfort.
• Interview patients and record information in their medical records; collect medical data to help physicians assess patient health and needs.
• Ready all necessary documents and forms for each office visit.
• Check patient vital signs before exams, tests, procedures, and x-rays, including pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height.
• Perform routine patient testing, including acquiring and processing electrocardiograms, and collecting and processing blood and urine samples.
• Administer oral, rectal medications, and vaccines as directed; report any adverse reactions promptly.
• Remove sutures and staples and change sterile and non-sterile dressings as required.

Key Success Factors

• Open to frequent travel to different clinics within a specified, local region to perform assigned tasks.
• Hard working and self-motivated.
• Certified Medical Assistant credential from an approved program (e.g., American Association of Medical Assistants, American Medical Technologists).
• Well-versed in the critical values of secure and accurate medical administration, including the "five rights": right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time.
• Record patient information following policies, regulations, and procedures; familiar with HIPAA guidelines.
• Observe patients' physical condition and promptly report any abnormalities to medical personnel.
• Capable of administering injections and drawing blood.
• Adept at medical terminologies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to make patients feel comfortable, friendly, reassuring, and approachable.
• Comfortable taking instructions from doctors.
• Accustomed to handling medical charts and records.
• High regard for detail.

About Us

Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, we empower you to live well. Our core values include serving faithfully with a joyful heart, never settling by constantly striving for better, supporting one another and those we serve, and taking initiative to deliver exceptional experiences.

Benefits

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
• Experience: At least one year of experience.
• Certification/License/Registration:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtain within 30 days of hire or transfer.
  • One of the following certifications:
    • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from AAMA or AMA.
    • Nationally Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) from NCCT.
    • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) from NHA.
    • Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) from AMT, AAMP, or AAH.
    • Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) from NAHP.
    • Certified Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) from AMCA.