CMA - Certified Medical Assistant - OBGYN Clinic

About the role

Joining our team of certified medical assistants (CMAs) helps position you as a clinical leader on our interdisciplinary outpatient care teams, where CMAs are empowered to move medicine forward, build a lasting career, and develop leadership skills. CMAs are key partners to our world-class physicians, advanced practice providers, and nurses, providing essential support to clinical, nursing, and administrative functions in ensuring a quality patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and maintaining patient records
• Performing a wide variety of clinical nursing support tasks, such as prepping patients for exams, performing basic lab tests, and obtaining medical histories
• Assisting physician or other healthcare team member with completion of treatment/protocol
• Performing simple, non-invasive patient procedures according to applicable policy and/or protocol
• Performing various clerical and/or lab duties as requested
• Responding to the unique needs of all patients ages newborn through geriatric

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• Currently certified as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) required. If certified by another accrediting agency, AAMA or NHA certification must be obtained within six (6) months of employment
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of employment

Qualifications

• Self-directed / self-motivated
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
• Able to accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of an one’s own work
• Able to work independently
• Able to recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality
• Able to convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief
• Able to relate to others in a manner which creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation
• Able to communicate effectively with people from every socioeconomic, cultural and educational background
• Able to exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced healthcare environment
• Able to perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual or dangerous situations
• Able to demonstrate the quality work ethic of doing the right thing the right way
• Able to maintain a customer focus and strive to satisfy the customer's perceived needs

Skills

• Self-directed / self-motivated
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
• Able to accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of an one’s own work
• Able to work independently
• Able to recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality
• Able to convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief
• Able to relate to others in a manner which creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation
• Able to communicate effectively with people from every socioeconomic, cultural and educational background
• Able to exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced healthcare environment
• Able to perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual or dangerous situations
• Able to demonstrate the quality work ethic of doing the right thing the right way
• Able to maintain a customer focus and strive to satisfy the customer's perceived needs

Benefits

• 100% tuition assistance
• wellness initiatives
• generous paid time off
• paid parental leave
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm