CMA

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients' needs for CMA/MA care, plans for Medical interventions, and assesses the effectiveness of the interventions and alters the Medical plan and interventions appropriately;
• Administers oxygen, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medication;
• Prepares patients for surgical and/or diagnostic procedures;
• Prepares, operates, and monitors specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, etc.;
• Inventory medicine and drug stocks to ensure adequate supplies and controls;
• Provides immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur in addition to regular scheduled appointments;
• Greets and receives patients to the clinic and discreetly ascertains the nature of their illness or condition and directs them to appropriate care;
• Responds to requests for routine non-medical information such as duty status;
• Receives and screens phone calls;
• Fills and maintains Healthcare records;
• Fills health care reports in health records;
• Maintains Health Record checkout file;
• Inputs daily patient information into the Coast Guard Healthcare Information Systems;
• Required to use all Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc., to track data, generate reports, and prepare presentations;
• Reviews and routes incoming correspondence;
• Schedules and tracks consultations for specialty care;
• Maintains referral log and notifies patients of appointments;
• Reviews and verifies patient eligibility for care in accordance with the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) computer system guidelines;
• Provides instruction to clinic staff on an ad hoc basis;
• Prepares and submits appropriate documentation as specified in applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Become familiar with the TRICARE medical benefits program through completion of appropriate nonresident training and offer benefits counseling to Coast Guard beneficiaries regarding utilizing their TRICARE benefit.