Clinic CMA - Augusta

Job Summary

Routinely recognized by Atlanta Magazine as the best in their field, Alliance Spine & Pain’s award-winning physicians are searching for a CMA to join one of their JCAHO-certified ambulatory surgery center teams where staff enjoy the perfect blend of work and play.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitor the schedule for patient arrivals.
• Collect the patient from the waiting room and assist to a clinic room, making the patient ready on the schedule.
• Mark appropriate room number in patient’s electronic medical records.
• Document and maintain appropriate work flow in patient’s electronic medical records.
• Merge the patient’s chart, take vitals, verify medication and triage patient for provider.
• Prepare prescriptions for provider signatures.
• Complete the patient’s chart. Mark the chart as done (must be done by the end of the work day).
• Start procedure prior authorizations the day it is received. Complete within 72 hours.
• Notify the patient and document the process of the prior authorization.
• Clean and sanitize clinic rooms, as required, at the end of the day.
• Restock clinic rooms with the appropriate items.
• Other duties as assigned by healthcare providers, Charge Nurse, Clinic Lead, or Regional Administrator.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Basic Life Support (CPR AED) certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program.
• Must have at least 6 months experience in a medical office.
• Pain management experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail.
• Communication Skills: Strong customer service skills. Ability to maintain good relationships with providers and coworkers. Ability to effectively give and receive information from patients, providers and other ASPC employees.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to manage time efficiently.
• Computer Skills: Must have the ability to become proficient with the eClinicalWorks EMR system. Prior experience with an EMR required.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to radiation due to the use of fluoroscopy. The employee may be required to travel between multiple locations.