Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) TCP Fulshear
About the role
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) to join our team in Fulshear, TX. The ideal candidate will gather information, assess, and provide direct care to patients while working collaboratively with other healthcare team members.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the collection of patient/family data
- Collect and document vital signs, BMI, height/weight, and reason for visit with complete accuracy
- Document current medications, allergies, and other information in the electronic health record
- Prepare patients for examination and assist provider, as directed, during treatments, examinations, and testing as directed by the provider
- Document all interventions per practice protocol
- Call in and/or send electronic prescription refills as directed
- Absorb office emergency patient care
- Keep rooms stocked with supplies and notify managers when supplies are low
- Participate as a member of the care team, working with each member of the team to meet the goals of the patient, and participate in daily huddles and monthly staff meetings
- Care for patients by coordinating their care by following up on lab results, ER visits, et cetera
- Identify patients eligible for the Vaccines for Children program and follow procedures for accurate documentation and management
- Assess patient’s eligibility for referral by verifying coverage with payer prior to initiating referral
- Manage the outstanding orders report and lab error work queue to assure results are received
- Provide superb customer service
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Graduation from a medical assistant or emergency medical technician program OR Documentation from the licensing authority confirming that medical assistant/emergency medical technician education is not a requirement for certification
- Knowledge of medical terminology, medical assistant/outpatient care tasks, and customer service concepts
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills, and operate basic medical equipment
- BLS - American Heart Association
- One of the following licenses and certifications:
- CCMA - Cert-Cert Clinical MA
- NHACert-Cert Medical Assistant
- AAMACert-Cert Medical Assistant
- AMCAcert-Clinical Medical Assistant
- EMT - Emergency Medical Tech
- EMT-A - Advanced EMT
- EMT-B - Emergency Medical Tech-Basic
- EMT-I - Emergency Medical Techn-Interm
- EMT-P - Emergency Medical Tech-Paramedic
- LIC PAR - Licensed-Paramedic
- NCMA - National Cert Med Assistant
- NRCTNational Registered CMA
- NAHPRMA - Registered Medical Assistant
Skills
- Demonstrates SMILES and AIDET philosophies to patients, families and coworkers
- Acknowledges the customer
- Identifies self
- Gives customer a time expectation
- Keeps customers informed by explaining all tasks, processes and procedures
- Thank the customer
- Adheres to Standards of Behavior
Benefits
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Pay
Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
Schedule
Flexible schedule to accommodate patient needs.
Company Information
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children’s Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.