Certified Medical Assistant Part Time

About the role

The Medical Assistant supports the practice with overall responsibility for maintaining efficiency of patient flow. They perform a variety of clinical and administrative duties, including but not limited to:

• Maintaining universal precautions
• Rooming patients, taking vital signs and measurements
• Performing phlebotomy as needed
• Administering vaccines
• Performing treatments and procedures as ordered by the provider
• Answering practice education, counseling, and performing various screenings
• Maintaining patients' rooms, setting up and stocking as appropriate, and ordering and tracking supplies
• Greeting patients, scheduling appointments, processing orders, collecting encounter forms, answering telephones, preparing correspondence, preparing patient charts, obtaining referrals, and other administrative tasks

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and escorts them into exam rooms
• Aid with procedures as directed and supervised by MD, NP, or PA
• Takes vital signs and documents accordingly
• Assists administrative team with greeting patients, scheduling appointments, processing orders, collecting encounter forms, answering telephones, preparing correspondence, preparing patient charts, obtaining referrals, and other administrative tasks
• Coordinates room rotations, assists with procedures, and ensures appropriate communication in changes to schedule
• Cross-trains to assist in covering the front desk team, managing email communications, using computer applications, uploading photographs into Meditech and i-heal, serving as a role model/mentor, and assisting with evaluations and chart reviews
• Works on weekends and holidays, attends flu clinics, and demonstrates safety awareness
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Preferred High School Diploma or equivalent, completion of a Medical Assistant program preferred
• Experience: Experience in a clinical setting preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: BLS - Basic Life Support required, CMA - Certified Medical Assistant certificate preferred
• Knowledge and Abilities: Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills; strong clinical judgment; good organizational and prioritization skills; ability to work as a team player; demonstrated knowledge of varied medical procedures; extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and English grammar; ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations; ability to read, understand, and respond to detailed oral and written instructions; ability to communicate clearly; ability to lead and take direction from Nursing Supervisor; computer proficiency through efficient use of the electronic medical record; telephone communications; e-mail; and other computer software as required.